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Finance Assistant

Job Posted: 4 hours ago

Salary: £ 27,000 - 30,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Expire in: a month

Job Description

Sewell Wallis are delighted to be working with a well-established and highly regarded business based in Sheffield, who are looking to recruit a Finance Assistant to join their supportive Group Finance team.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop their finance career within a successful, forward-thinking organisation. You will play an important role in supporting the wider finance function, with a particular focus on purchase ledger, cash and banking activities. 

The successful candidate will ideally have some previous experience within finance or accounts, although candidates with strong numerical skills and a genuine willingness to learn will also be considered.

What will you be doing?

Processing and accurately coding supplier invoices across multiple group entities.
Entering invoices and credit notes onto the accounting system.
Maintaining accurate purchase ledger records and completing associated data entry.
Liaising with suppliers and internal stakeholders to resolve invoice and account queries.
Ensuring appropriate authorisation is obtained for invoices and payments.
Preparing payment runs.
Reconciling purchase ledger balances and investigating discrepancies.
Providing information and supporting documentation to auditors when required.
Maintaining accurate electronic and physical finance records.
Completing daily cash book maintenance and bank reconciliations.
Preparing daily cash figures.
Assisting with regular and ad-hoc financial reports and spreadsheets.
Providing general support to the finance team on projects and other tasks.
Providing cover for colleagues when required.
Maintaining a high level of confidentiality and professionalism at all times. What skills are we looking for?

Ideally experienced within a finance, accounts or purchase ledger environment
Numerate with excellent attention to detail.
Accurate and comfortable working with financial data.
Well organised, with good time-management skills.
Confident communicating with both internal colleagues and external suppliers.
Comfortable using Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
Keen to learn and develop their finance knowledge.
A strong team player who is happy to support colleagues whenWhat's on offer?

Salary up to £30,000
Hybrid working
Pension scheme
The opportunity to work within a highly collaborative, fun culture in amazing city centre offices
Paid NCP parkingTo apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions

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