Finance Assistant

Burton upon Trent Source: WhatJobs

£13.50 per hour

Temporary Finance Assistant

Location: Burton-on-Trent – Fully office based

Pay: £13.50 per hour

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Working hours: Monday–Thursday 8:30am–5:00pm, Friday 8:30am–4:30pm

Contract: Temporary

About the Role

We are currently recruiting for a Temporary Finance Assistant to join a small and friendly finance team based in Burton-on-Trent.

This is a fully office-based role supporting the day-to-day Accounts Payable function. The position would suit someone who enjoys working in a structured environment, is highly organised and has excellent attention to detail.

The role is very process-driven, with a significant amount of transactional work, so being comfortable working accurately with repetitive tasks and a high volume of invoices is important.

You will work as part of a small finance team and will be responsible for ensuring invoices, supplier accounts and financial administration are processed accurately and efficiently.

Key Responsibilities

Processing a high volume of purchase invoices accurately and efficiently
Processing credit notes through the relevant systems for approval
Managing and maintaining creditor ledgers
Allocating incoming payments and maintaining accurate financial records
Monitoring and managing a shared finance mailbox, including invoice and document administration
Reconciling supplier statements and investigating any discrepancies
Setting up new supplier accounts and liaising with relevant internal teams to ensure information is accurate
Responding to supplier queries and resolving discrepancies in a timely manner
Identifying recurring issues and helping to prevent them from happening again
Uploading invoices to customer portals where required
Updating customer and supplier portals
Providing support with month-end processes when required
Completing general finance administration and other ad hoc tasks as needed

About You

Highly organised with excellent attention to detail
Comfortable processing a high volume of information accurately
Confident using IT systems and able to learn new software and processes quickly
Able to follow established procedures and work consistently
A good communicator with the ability to work effectively with different stakeholders
Able to prioritise workloads and work to deadlines
Comfortable working independently and using their own initiative
Reliable, flexible and happy working within a small team environment
Previous experience in accounts, finance administration or a similar role would be desirable, although relevant transferable experience will also be considered.
A good understanding of accounts payable and basic accounting terminology would be advantageous.
An AAT qualification or equivalent experience would be beneficial but is not essential.