Job Details

Finance Assistant

Sector:Accountancy

Region : East Midlands

Location: Leicester

Salary: £20,000 - £30,000

Job Ref.: VCFAL

Job Information

Working in partnership with a local company who supply to the building, plumbing and timber merchant trade, I have an excellent opportunity for an experienced Finance Assistant to work within a successful team. The role will initially be ‘Working from Home’ with the view to splitting your time between home and office, which is based in Leicester.

In this role you will be part a busy Finance Team, where attention to detail and accuracy is paramount within all your daily responsibilities, along with excellent communication skills.

As the Finance Assistant you will be accountable for:

The daily posting of cash onto ledgers from BACS reports
Responsibility for the admin purchase ledger
Processing of cheque receipts and preparing for courier collection
Reconciliation of all bank accounts on a daily basis
Investigation of reconciling items as required
Responsibility for the management of the company Direct Debit scheme
Preparation and submission to bank of BACS payment files
Credit card expenses processing
Responsible for producing the monthly/quarterly promotion figures
Credit control function as required

Essential requirements for this role:

GCSEs A to C (including Maths & English) or equivalent.
AAT qualification or equivalent
Previous finance experience
Advanced Excel skills
Experience of Sage and Navision an advantage
Basic knowledge and understanding of the requirements for the preparation of financial information
Ability to create productive and influential relationships, both internal and external.



Working hours: 8:30am – 4:30pm Monday to Friday. You will receive a salary of up to £24,000 per annum depending on your experience, along with 20 days holidays plus bank holidays, increasing with service. Company pension scheme after 3 month probation period.

For further information or to apply please send your CV via the link in the advert or send your CV to Vikki Callanan at Cameron James. If you have been successfully shortlisted someone from Cameron James will be in touch. Thank you.