Finance Assistant

Adaptable Recruitment are exclusively partnering with a growing business in Widnes who is looking to recruit an experienced Finance Assistant to join their team.

Salary and benefits
£27,000 - £32,000 Depending on experience.
Monday - Thursday 8.00am-5pm
Friday 8.00am-4pm
Full-time - Permanent
25 days holidays + bank holidays
Christmas shutdown
Free parking on site

Job duties and responsibilities

• Generate and send out invoices


• Review new customer account applications and credit limit requests, perform KYC checks. Ensure correct internal approval for limit in place.


• Collection of cash and allocation of payments.


• Release orders.


• Regular review of ledger, chase overdue amounts and initiate further action as required.


• Liaise and business partner with relevant stakeholders and other functions.


• Reconcile the ledger to ensure that all payments are accounted for and properly posted.


• Maintain customer files and records

• Posting bank payments and receipts


• Assisting with accounts payable • Entering invoices into the purchase ledger, matching to PO where relevant


• Processing employee expenses


• Bank/Supplier reconciliation


• Assist with month end process, including accruals & prepayments


• Statutory declarations


• General finance duties


• Ensuring all transactions are in line with the companies' Group accounting manual

• Previous experience working within Finance department


• Working experience of Business Central and Netsuite preferred


• Ability to work on your own initiative


• Accuracy and attention to detail


• Working as part of a team to reach strict deadlines

• Currently studying AAT or equivalent.


• Good technical knowledge


• IT literate. Proficient with Microsoft products.


• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with people from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines.


• Confident communicator with ability to ask the right questions and challenge the status quo where appropriate.


• Fast worker, enthusiastic and ability to make things happen.


• Able to prioritize workload effectively and work under pressure.


• Capable of interpreting customers' needs where appropriate.


• Willingness to undertake training to improve capability in role.

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