Finance Assistant

Alexander Daniels has partnered with a well-established organisation to recruit a capable and proactive Finance Assistant. This role offers an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys a hands-on finance position and wants to play a key part in the day-to-day running of a busy finance function.

Working as part of a close-knit finance team, you’ll support core accounting activities, liaise with internal stakeholders, and assist with routine and period-end financial processes. This position would suit someone who is organised, detail-focused, and confident managing multiple finance tasks in a structured office environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Process and record daily banking activity, ensuring accounts are regularly and accurately reconciled
• Oversee purchase ledger activities, including processing supplier invoices, supplier statement reviews, query resolution, and preparing payment runs
• Support sales ledger and credit control tasks such as issuing customer statements, setting up new accounts, performing credit checks, and chasing outstanding balances
• Monitor and respond to finance-related queries via a shared inbox, escalating where appropriate
• Prepare and circulate weekly financial or sales-related reports to relevant stakeholders
• Assist with month-end close activities, including journals and supporting schedules
• Perform reconciliations on selected balance sheet accounts
• Maintain petty cash records and ensure expenditure is appropriately recorded
• Provide general finance support and assist with ad hoc tasks as required by the finance team

Skills and Experience Required

• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Previous exposure to accounting or transactional finance roles
• Experience with accounting software (Sage beneficial but not essential)
• Strong attention to detail with a methodical and organised working style
• Confident communicator with a professional approach when dealing with colleagues across the business
• Able to manage deadlines, prioritise workload, and adapt to changing requirements

What’s on Offer

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and a Christmas shutdown
• Additional day off for your birthday
• Private medical cover
• Company pension scheme
• Free on-site parking
• Supportive and collaborative working environment