Finance Assistant

Description

Finance Assistant | Westhoughton, Bolton (BL5) | £27,000 - £30,000 DOE | Permanent | 40 Hours per Week | Monday - Friday

Looking to build a long-term career in finance? We're recruiting for a Finance Assistant to join a growing business in Westhoughton. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with transactional finance experience who is looking to develop their career, with a clear progression pathway into an Assistant Management Accountant role.

Working within a supportive finance team, you'll gain exposure to month-end processes, management accounts and financial reporting while receiving support towards your professional qualifications.

What's on offer?

Salary of £27,000 - £30,000 DOE

Permanent, full-time position (40 hours per week)

3% employer pension contribution

Healthcare package

Financial support towards AAT qualifications

Genuine career progression into an Assistant Management Accountant position

Supportive and collaborative finance team

The Role as Finance Assistant, you'll play a key role in the day-to-day running of the finance department, with responsibilities including:

Raising and processing sales invoices

Credit control and chasing outstanding payments

Allocating customer receipts and maintaining the sales ledger

Supporting month-end reconciliations

Providing holiday cover within the purchase ledger team

Processing supplier invoices and payment runs

Maintaining prepayment and accrual schedules

Assisting with month-end journals and balance sheet reconciliations

Supporting the development of finance processes and reporting

Progressively taking on management accounts responsibilities as your experience grows

The successful Finance Assistant will have:

Previous experience within a finance role, such as Accounts Assistant, Finance Assistant, Sales Ledger or Credit Control

Good Excel skills, including formulas, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP and Pivot Tables

Excellent attention to detail

Strong communication skills and confidence speaking with customers and suppliers

A proactive attitude with a willingness to learn and develop

It would be advantageous if you are studying towards, or looking to study, AAT, CIMA or ACCA, although this is not essential.

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If you're looking for a Finance Assistant role where you'll be supported to develop your skills and build a long-term career in finance, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today!

Meridian Business Support is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this vacancy

Ad ID: 5418861115