Finance Assistant

Position: Finance Assistant (Permanent)
We are currently representing a manufacturing business, who are going through a transitional phase and are therefore looking to recruit for a Finance Assistant.

The company are based in the Medway Towns and you will report into the Finance Director.

This is a varied and hands-on position where you’ll take ownership of day-to-day finance processes, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and excellent communication across the business.

Key Responsibilities:

🔹 Daily banking, payment allocation, and reconciliation to cash audit trail

🔹 Reconciling the company’s order system with the accounting package on a daily basis

🔹 Prompt daily despatch of invoices, statements, and payment reminders

🔹 Leading communication with customers regarding invoices and expected payments

🔹 Reconciling purchase orders with the accounts package

🔹 Processing purchase invoices and coding to the purchase ledger, ensuring readiness for payment runs

🔹 Leading communication with suppliers regarding payment dates and queries

🔹 Setting up new customers and suppliers on company systems, including credit checks where required

🔹 Accurate and timely query management

🔹 Investigating and resolving queries in collaboration with Sales and Operations

🔹 Supporting the Finance Director with month-end closure, reconciliations, and sales ledger reporting

🔹 Reconciling intercompany balances

Suitable candidates will have previous experience gained from a similar role, ideally from a manufacturing background, although not essential. In return the company are offering a competative salary and benefits package with the potential opportunity to take on more responsibility in the future.

If this sounds like you, then apply now!

* please note, due to the expect high volume of applicants, only suitable candidates will be contacted