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Finance Assistant / Clerk

Wilmslow, Cheshire

£28,000 - £30,000 starting salary

123 Recruitment and Training have partnered with a market leading insurance outsourcing solutions for corporate fleets, brokers, third party claim administration etc. With a modern, vibrant environment you will be joining a dynamic, passionate team in Wilmslow

With a passion for people their culture, and infrastructure creates a great working environment where everyone is celebrated and welcome. With big growth plans over the next 36 months, the role of Finance Assistant will be an integral part of the finance team.

The Finance Team in a nutshell… The main focus of the Finance Department is to provide financial management to the business. This includes financial accounting, financial controls, credit control, invoicing, P&L and cashflow forecasting, reporting and analysis.

The financial assist role will work closely with the Team Leader to support with monitoring and managing the performance of the team, as well as ensuring that tasks are delivered.

This will involve productively processing financial data on a day to day basis in order to meet both financial and regulatory requirements; building good working relationships with all suppliers and customers in order to ensure the delivery of a high level of customer service. You will undertake purchase and sales ledger processing, administrative and other finance related duties enabling the smooth running of the finance department.

You will proactively monitor team performance, liaising with the Team Leader to provide effective feedback and make suggestions for training and mentoring as appropriate. You will help to ensure that the team is effective in delivering a quality service.

Key Accountabilities

Within the role, you will be responsible for, or part of…

· To help lead elements of the Finance Team with specific focus on Purchase & Sales ledger,

· To efficiently and accurately register data in a timely manner,

· Liaise with other companies, internal departments and employees as appropriate in order to minimise the inconvenience to the customer/supplier and maximise the efficiency of the Finance Department,

· To ensure their clients, suppliers and business partners are provided with regular and timely updates,

· To ensure the in-house system is updated with information from our Clients and Business Partners,

· To assist with all financial enquiries in an efficient and precise manner

· Achieve all monthly SLA and KPI targets,

· To assist in the effective credit control of the debtors ledger,

· Utilise in depth knowledge of purchase ledger to reconcile accounts,

· Deal with daily banking/BACS requirements,

· Develop a knowledge of the internal workings of the business and an understanding of your role within it,

· Always work within the parameters of the regulatory framework,

· To carry out ad-hoc administrative duties to support the department and business where required,

· To comply with all risk, compliance and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications, knowledge & experience

• Experience of performing 1-2-1’s, performance reviews and providing constructive feedback to team members,
• Strong Knowledge of Purchase Ledger/Sales Ledger processes is essential,
• Good commercial acumen and approach
• Prior experience of Sage would be advantageous
• Excellent Communication skills – Verbal and written,
• Organisation Skills & the ability to be pro-active,
• Ability to work quickly and accurately to process high volumes,
• Strong all round IT skills with a particular emphasis on Microsoft Excel knowledge which should be excellent (pivot tables, “vlookup” as a minimum and macro knowledge would be advantageous but not essential),
• Report Analysis would be advantageous,
• Previous experience with Sage 200 would be advantageous,
• The ability to deal with daily banking/BACS requirements,
• Month End bank reconciliations, producing reports (dependent on level),
• Previous experience of working in a finance team for a minimum of one year
• Knowledge of all other general financial administrative tasks,
• A team player that can build relationships at all levels.

If this role is of interest, contact Sarah at 123 Recruitment & Training for more detail or to apply.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £28,000.00-£30,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Life insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Performance bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Wilmslow: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person