Finance Assistant

FINANCE ASSISTANTMACCLESFIELD, CHESHIREUP TO £29,000 + EXCELLENT BENEFITSTHE OPPORTUNITY:We're partnering with a well-established and growing business in Macclesfield that is looking to recruit an experienced Finance Assistant to join its busy finance team.The successful Finance Assistant will support the day-to-day running of the finance function, taking responsibility for purchase ledger and sales ledger transactions, processing invoices, reconciling accounts and assisting with month-end finance activities.This is an excellent opportunity for someone with previous accounts or finance or a recent graduate in Accounting and Finance experience who enjoys working in a supportive finance team in a business that boasts an impressive portfolio of clients. THE FINANCE ASSISTANT ROLE:Processing purchase invoices, ensuring accurate coding, matching and authorisationManaging purchase ledger transactions, maintaining supplier accounts and resolving outstanding queriesRaising and processing sales invoices, ensuring accurate billing and timely completionMaintaining the sales ledger, allocating customer payments and investigating outstanding balancesReconciling supplier statements, identifying discrepancies and resolving invoice queriesAssisting with bank reconciliations and ensuring financial transactions are accurately recordedSupporting the Credit Control team with customer account queries and outstanding payment investigationsPreparing and maintaining accurate financial records, spreadsheets and supporting documentationAssisting with supplier payment runs and ensuring invoices are processed within agreed payment termsSupporting month-end procedures, including ledger reconciliations, journals and financial reportingLiaising with suppliers, customers and internal departments to resolve finance-related queriesAssisting with the preparation of financial reports and providing administrative support to the wider finance teamSupporting improvements to existing finance processes and ensuring accurate record keepingTHE PERSON:Previous experience within a Finance Assistant, Accounts Assistant, Finance Administrator, Purchase Ledger Clerk or Sales Ledger Clerk role or an undergraduate degree in Accounting and FinanceExperience processing purchase invoices and maintaining purchase ledger recordsGood understanding of sales ledger processes, including raising invoices and allocating customer paymentsExperience completing bank reconciliations and supplier statement reconciliations would be advantageousPrevious exposure to month-end processes, journals or management accounts support would be beneficialExposure to computerised accounting software would be advantageousGood Microsoft Excel skills, including working with spreadsheets, formulas and financial data. Must be able to use Pivot Tables and SUMIFSStrong numerical skills with excellent attention to detail and accuracyGood understanding of accounting principles and day-to-day finance proceduresConfident communicating with suppliers, customers and internal stakeholders to resolve queriesTO APPLY:Please send your CV for the Finance Assistant role via the advert for immediate considerationBy sending an application or applying for a job, you consent to your personal data being processed and stored by Get Recruited (UK) Ltd in accordance with our Cookie & Privacy Policy (available in the footer on our website). Get Recruited (UK) Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and as an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. We are an equal opportunities employer and we never charge candidates a fee for our services.