Finance Assistant in Widnes - Adaptable Recruitment

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.