Financial Accounts Assistant

WH Bence are looking for a Financial Accounts Assistant to join the team.

Location: Yate, Bristol, BS37 5NG

Salary: £30k - £35k per annum based on experience

Contract: Permanent, Full Time, Office Based

Benefits: On-site parking, 4 weeks’ holiday plus Bank Holidays

About W H Bence

WH Bence is a leading manufacturer of specialist mobile facilities, including Breast Screening units, MRI and CT vehicles, Heart Catheterisation labs, Chemotherapy clinics, Fire Appliances and Emergency Service Command Centres.

As a family-owned business established in 1983, we’re proud of our strong reputation, long-standing client relationships and commitment to high-quality engineering. With the next generation of leadership driving ambitious growth, this is an exciting time to join the team.

Financial Accounts Assistant - The Role

We’re looking for a hands-on, proactive accounts assistant to support smooth operations across our four locations in Yate. You’ll act as a key point of support to finance assisting in ensuring efficiency and excellent communication within both the finance and administration aspects of the business.

Financial Accounts Assistant - Key Responsibilities

- Preparing invoices for all 4 departments (Service, Transport, Creative, Production)

- Responsibility for oversight of the Creative Dept, including timely statements, credit control

- Arrange weekly meetings with the Service Dept to go over invoicing required

- Ensure the smooth running and reconciliation of sales ledgers

- Overall Credit Control (shared responsibility)

- Run reports and correlate financial data for the Creative and Service Departments, ready to provide at meetings with the heads of these departments

- Reconcile both the petty cash tin and HGV driver expenses

- Payroll – only basic knowledge necessary, inputting daily timesheets as required

- Help compile monthly Work in Progress (WIP) reports for accountants

- Provide reports comparing projects, interrogate and assess financial differences

- Purchase Ledger – working knowledge to assist as holiday cover

- Point of contact for Project codes and loading new Projects on Sage

- With over 200 Service Contracts in place - proactive approach to checking renewal dates, order cover, quotes required, and timely invoicing

Financial Accounts Assistant – You

- Experience – previous competence in a busy finance office required

- Strong numerical skills with excellent attention to detail and accuracy

- Comfortable investigating anomalies and resolving issues independently

- Confident communicator with the ability to build strong relationships with colleagues and clients

- Organised attitude and the ability to prioritise work load

- Accurate typing skills expected.

- Flexible approach working with the Office and Finance Manager

- Competent user of Microsoft Office; previous Sage 200 experience preferred

- Confident working with Excel, and able to create complex spreadsheets.

- Highly organised, able to juggle a wide variety of tasks and prioritise effectively

- A practical problem-solver who enjoys getting things done

Apply Today

If you’re looking for a varied, hands-on role in a friendly and growing business, we’d love to hear from you.

Click ‘Apply’ to submit your CV for the Financial Accounts Assistant position.