Finance Assistant – Weston Super Mare (Head Office)

Finance Assistant – Weston Super Mare (Head Office)

Job description

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Finance Assistant to join our Finance team. You will mainly support the day-to-day operations of the Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable functions. This is an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on experience in accounting and finance within a rapidly growing company.

We are committed to supporting the right candidate in their career development and we will provide full support, including offering AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians) study to help you progress in your accounting qualifications.

You will work alongside our Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable teams and report into the Finance Manager.

Main Responsibilities:

• Accounts Receivable:
• Assist in requests for copy sales invoices and credit notes.
• Allocating customer payments.
• Assisting in chasing customers for overdue payments by phone and email.
• Support in generating customer statements and sending them out monthly.
• Assist with reconciling customer accounts to ensure all transactions are correctly recorded.
• Recording customer queries and assisting the sales team to resolve those queries.
• Assisting with opening new customer accounts, including credit checks to establish history and credit limits to apply.
• Answering phone calls from customers and assisting with their requests.

• Accounts Payable:
• Assist in processing purchase invoices and credit notes.
• Help maintain up-to-date supplier accounts and deal with supplier queries.
• Assist with reconciling supplier statements and resolving any discrepancies.
• Support the team in preparing payment runs for suppliers.
• Assist in maintaining accurate records of all purchase transactions.
• Answering phone calls from suppliers and assisting with their requests.
• Assist with any other Ad-hoc duties that are required by the rest of the Finance Department.

Key skills:

• Effective communication skills both oral and written, demonstrating the ability to communicate effectively to all levels.
• Able to develop effective working relationships with all relevant stakeholders.
• Proactive approach and a positive team player
• Understanding of the need to always keep information confidential.
• Able to prioritise and manage multiple tasks.
• Ensure a high level of accuracy across all work.
• Ability to recognise potential risks and confidence to escalate.

Additional Information

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office, in particular Microsoft Excel & Outlook would be an advantage.
• On-the-job training will be provided with opportunities to undertake professional qualifications in accounting.
• This is a full-time position offering great potential for career progression within the finance department.