Finance Assistant

Job Description:

Are you an experienced Finance Assistant looking for a varied and hands-on role within a collaborative finance team? Our client, based in Castle Donington, is looking to appoint a Finance Assistant to support the Financial Controller and contribute to the smooth running of group finance operations across multiple business units.

About the Role:
As Finance Assistant, you’ll play a key role within the Group Finance Department, supporting four business units. This is a great opportunity for someone with solid finance experience, particularly in purchase/sales ledgers and bank reconciliations, who enjoys a broad and busy role.

Key Responsibilities:

• Revenue recognition, including deferred income and accrual calculations
• Intercompany reconciliations and quarterly input to the Group intercompany system (IWS)
• Invoice processing and payment runs
• Statement reconciliations and daily bank reconciliations for multiple entities
• Processing bank payments
• Fuel cost allocation and recharges
• Consumables reconciliation and cost distribution
• Administration of insurance claims and related queries
• Support during internal and external audits
• Provide cover and assistance to the Accounts Payable Clerk
• General support across the finance team as required

About You:

• Previous experience in a similar finance role is essential
• Strong understanding of Purchase and Sales Ledgers and basic Payroll
• Confident communicator, able to partner with senior management and non-finance staff
• Detail-focused and customer-orientated, with a mindset for continuous improvement
• Proficient in Excel – including Pivot Tables, Lookups
• A positive, team-oriented attitude with a flexible, hands-on approach

Benefits & Hours:

• Salary up to £30,000 (DOE)
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Working hours: 8:30am – 5:00pm (with a 1-hour lunch break)
• After probation, the ability to work from home 1 day a week