Senior Finance Assistant, Shipping & Freight — Growth Path

Time Appointments; Felixstowe; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday plus bank holidays.

9% employer pension contribution.

Bupa cashback scheme.

Employee Assistance Programme.

Additional benefits and staff social t

Job summary

Time Appointments is recruiting an experienced Senior Finance Assistant for a client in the shipping and freight forwarding sector. Based in Felixstowe, you will support day-to-day finance tasks across ledgers, credit control, banking and reconciliations while using Multifreight and strong Excel skills.

The role offers a proactive candidate with initiative a pathway to leadership; you will monitor debt, process payments, update records, and contribute to month-end activities, VAT

Qualifications

• Shipping or freight forwarding experience required.
• Proficient in Excel.
• Experience with Multifreight.

Responsibilities

• Processing supplier and customer invoices.
• Managing purchase and sales ledgers.
• Carrying out bank and supplier reconciliations.
• Monitoring aged debt and supporting credit control.
• Processing payments and allocating receipts.
• Maintaining financial records and updating systems.
• Supporting VAT reconciliations and month-end activities.
• Identifying opportunities to improve processes and efficiencies.

Skills

Shipping industry experience

Excel skills

Multifreight knowledge

Tools

Multifreight

Job description

Time Appointments is recruiting an experienced Senior Finance Assistant for a client in the shipping and freight forwarding sector. Based in Felixstowe, you will support day-to-day finance tasks across ledgers, credit control, banking and reconciliations while using Multifreight and strong Excel skills.

The role offers a proactive candidate with initiative a pathway to leadership; you will monitor debt, process payments, update records, and contribute to month-end activities, VAT