Finance Assistant | £32,000 – £36,000 | Harewood

Company: The Accountancy Recruitment Group Ltd
Apply for the Finance Assistant | £32,000 – £36,000 | Harewood
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Job Description:

GrowingSMEbasedinHarewoodislookingforanenthusiastic,diligentFinanceAssistanttojointheirfriendlyandexpandingfinanceteam.

You’llbenumber2totheFinancialControllerforthebusiness–supportingwithallareasoftransactionalfinanceforthegroup(AP,salesledgerandcreditcontrol,payrollandexpenses,reconciliations,monthendreportingetc)

Thisisagenuinelyvaried,hands-onfinancerolewhereyou’llhavetheopportunitytotakeownershipofabroadrangeofday-to-dayaccountingactivities.ReportingtotheFinanceManager,you’llplayanimportantroleinkeepingthefinancefunctionrunningsmoothly.

Thisisanexcellentopportunityforsomeonewhowantstobroadentheirexperience,makearealcontributionanddeveloptheircareerwithinfinanceinafast-pacedSMEenvironmentwherenotwodaysarethesame!

Yourremitwillinclude:

  • Processingsupplierinvoicesaccuratelyandefficiently
  • Matchingpurchaseorders,deliverynotesandinvoices
  • Preparingsupplierpaymentruns
  • Resolvinginvoicequerieswithsuppliersandinternalteams
  • Allocatingcustomerreceipts
  • Chasingoverduepaymentswhilstbuildingandmaintainingexcellentworkingrelationships
  • Maintainingaccuratecustomeraccountrecords

Banking&CashManagement

  • Completingdailybankreconciliations
  • Postingreceiptsandpayments
  • Supportingcashflowreporting
  • Monitoringcompanycreditcardsandemployeeexpenses

Month-End&ManagementAccounts

  • Supportingmonth-endjournalsandreconciliations
  • Preparingbalancesheetreconciliations
  • Assistingwithaccrualsandprepayments
  • Supportingtheproductionofmonthlymanagementaccounts
  • Maintainingthefixedassetregisterwhererequired

Payroll&GeneralFinance

  • Supportingpayrolladministrationandpensioninformation
  • Maintainingemployeefinancerecords
  • AssistingwithVATreturnsandauditrequirements
  • SupportingtheFinanceManagerwithadhocreportingandfinancequeries
  • Providingcoverforothermembersofthefinanceteamwhenrequired

Youwillneedtohave:

  • Previousexperienceinafinance/accountsrole
  • Goodunderstandingofdouble-entrybookkeeping
  • PurchaseandSalesledgerexperience
  • ExperienceusingaccountingsoftwaresuchasSage,Xero,Quickbooksorsimilar
  • Strongattentiontodetailandaccuracy
  • Excellentorganisationalandcommunicationskills
  • Theabilitytomanagecompetingprioritiesandmeetdeadlines
  • Apositive,practicalandhands-onapproach
  • Abilitytoworkautonomously

AATqualificationorstudiestowardsAATwouldbeadvantageous,aswouldpreviousexperienceinanSMEenvironment.

Thiswouldsuitsomeonewhoenjoysbeinginvolvedacrossthefinancefunctionratherthanbeingrestrictedtoonearea.Ifyou’relookingforavariedfinancerolewhereyoucantakeownership,broadenyouraccountingexperienceandbuildalong-termcareerwithinagrowingbusiness,we’dlovetohearfromyou.

Job Features

Job Category Accountancy & Finance

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Posted: August 17th, 2026