Finance Assistant

Finance Assistant
Location: Great Yarmouth
Hours: Monday Friday
Salary: DOE
Contract: Full-time, 39 hours per week, Permanent

We are seeking a Finance Assistant to support one of our clients, a manufacturing organisation based in Great Yarmouth. In this role, you will provide accurate, timely and efficient financial and administrative support within the Finance team. Responsibilities include day to day transactional finance activities, reconciliations, invoicing, weekly payroll processing, and contributing to weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual finance cycles.

Key Responsibilities:

• Reconcile bank accounts and petty cash, including daily posting of bank transactions and completing month end reconciliations.
• Monitor factoring availability and funds and upload sales invoices to the relevant platform.
• Process authorised supplier invoices, raise sales invoices, and ensure all documents are scanned, attached electronically, and filed in line with retention requirements.
• Prepare and process supplier payment runs and maintain accurate supplier account records.
• Resolve supplier invoice and payment queries, chase missing or incorrect invoices, and review aged creditor balances, escalating discrepancies where needed.
• Support credit control activities, including issuing statements and following up on outstanding payments.
• Circulate daily exchange rates and daily bank balance information to relevant stakeholders and senior management.
• Assist the Finance Manager with month end close processes, including balance sheet reconciliations to support accurate management accounts and statutory reporting.
• Support quarterly financial reviews, audit preparation, and respond to information requests from internal and external stakeholders.
• Assist with year end accounts preparation and external audits, ensuring financial records are complete, accurate and compliant.
• Process the weekly payroll in line with internal procedures and statutory requirements.

What we are looking for:

• Proven experience in a finance or accounts assistant role.
• Must have Payroll experience.
• Strong attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
• Experience with bank reconciliations and invoice processing.
• Working knowledge of accounting software such as Sage 50 (or equivalent), factoring platforms, and Microsoft Excel and Office applications.
• Ability to manage routine deadlines and prioritise workload effectively.
• Reliable, dependable and committed to maintaining high standards.
• Able to work independently and collaboratively within a team.

Why Work Through Hales Group?
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