Finance Assistant

Finance Assistant Salary: Up to £30,000 Location: Manchester

We're partnering with a fast-growing business looking to hire a Finance Assistant into their collaborative and highly commercial finance team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with some existing finance experience who's looking to broaden their exposure beyond pure transactional finance and develop within a fast-paced environment. Working closely with a tight-knit team, this role offers hands-on exposure across month-end, reporting, operational finance, and process improvement, alongside the opportunity to learn and develop within a business.

Key Responsibilities

Supporting month-end processes including accruals, prepayments, reconciliations, and expense reviews

Managing company card and employee expense processes, including chasing receipts and liaising with stakeholders

Acting as a key point of contact between the business and external teams

Supporting fixed asset processing and finance administration within Xero

Assisting with daily and weekly reporting updates for the wider business

Raising and issuing customer sales invoices

Supporting stock and warehouse invoice reviews, including PO matching and cost analysis administration

Maintaining accurate finance records and helping improve existing processes and controls

About You

Some previous finance or accounting experience is preferred, ideally within a fast-paced environment

A good understanding of core finance processes such as AP, reconciliations, and month-end

Highly organised with strong attention to detail

Proactive, adaptable, and eager to learn

Strong communication skills and confident building relationships across the business

Comfortable managing multiple priorities and working to deadlines

Experience with Xero would be beneficial but not essential

What's on Offer

Excellent exposure across a broad finance function

The opportunity to learn from an experienced and commercially minded finance leader

A business focused on automation, systems, and continuous improvement

Fast-paced and collaborative culture with genuine development opportunities

If you're looking for a role that offers variety, development, and the chance to grow within an ambitious business, we'd love to hear from you.

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