Finance Assistant

Adaptable Recruitment are exclusively partnering with a growing business in Widnes who is looking to recruit an experienced Finance Assistant to join their team.

Salary and benefits £27,000 - £32,000 Depending on experience. Monday - Thursday 8.00am-5pm Friday 8.00am-4pm Full-time - Permanent 25 days holidays + bank holidays Christmas shutdown Free parking on site

Job duties and responsibilities

Generate and send out invoices

Review new customer account applications and credit limit requests, perform KYC checks. Ensure correct internal approval for limit in place.

Collection of cash and allocation of payments.

Release orders.

Regular review of ledger, chase overdue amounts and initiate further action as required.

Liaise and business partner with relevant stakeholders and other functions.

Reconcile the ledger to ensure that all payments are accounted for and properly posted.

Maintain customer files and records

Other duties to include but not limited to

Posting bank payments and receipts

Assisting with accounts payable

Entering invoices into the purchase ledger, matching to PO where relevant

Processing employee expenses

Bank/Supplier reconciliation

Assist with month end process, including accruals & prepayments

Statutory declarations

General finance duties

Ensuring all transactions are in line with the companies' Group accounting manual

Key skills and experience

Previous experience working within Finance department

Working experience of Business Central and Netsuite preferred

Ability to work on your own initiative

Accuracy and attention to detail

Working as part of a team to reach strict deadlines

Qualifications and attributes

Currently studying AAT or equivalent.

Good technical knowledge

IT literate. Proficient with Microsoft products.

Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with people from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines.

Confident communicator with ability to ask the right questions and challenge the status quo where appropriate.

Fast worker, enthusiastic and ability to make things happen.

Able to prioritize workload effectively and work under pressure.

Capable of interpreting customers' needs where appropriate.

Willingness to undertake training to improve capability in role.