Junior Finance Assistant

Overview

Junior Finance Assistant

Location: Sandwich

Pay Rate: £13.45 per hour

Hours: 40 hours per week

Schedule: Monday to Friday

Contract Type: Temporary to Permanent

Join a Finance Team! A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a motivated and detail‑focused Junior Finance Assistant to support a busy and expanding finance department. This role is ideal for someone at the early stages of their finance career who enjoys variety, accuracy, and working within structured processes. You ll be working across purchase ledger, sales ledger, bank reconciliations, credit control, and finance administration, with ongoing training and long‑term development opportunities.

Accounts Payable & Supplier Liaison

• Liaising with suppliers and maintaining the shared finance mailbox
• Processing purchase invoices and matching them to purchase orders
• Supporting supplier onboarding and maintaining accurate records
• Compiling bi‑monthly payment runs for review

Accounts Receivable

• Processing and posting sales invoices
• Liaising with the sales team to resolve queries
• Supporting credit control to ensure timely customer payments

Bank & Transaction Processing

• Processing company card expenditure
• Reconciling bank accounts and investigating discrepancies

General Finance Support

• Ensuring adherence to internal processes and controls
• Assisting the wider finance team with administrative and accounting tasks

Numerical Accuracy & Data Handling

• Ability to process high volumes of financial data with minimal errors
• Strong numerical accuracy and consistency
• Ability to spot discrepancies and follow them through to resolution

Finance Knowledge & Understanding

• Understanding of debits and credits
• Knowledge of how purchase invoices, sales invoices, and bank movements flow through the general ledger
• Understanding of why reconciliations are performed, not just how

Process & Control Orientation

• Ability to follow defined processes precisely
• Appreciation of internal controls, approvals, and segregation of duties
• Comfortable working within multiple deadlines and structured routines

Systems Confidence

• Confident learning and navigating finance systems and workflows
• Ability to input, extract, and validate data from accounting software
• Comfortable working across multiple systems (finance, ERP, banking, expenses)

Communication & Stakeholder Interaction

• Clear, professional written communication - especially with suppliers and internal teams
• Ability to handle finance queries calmly and confidently
• Comfortable chasing information and outstanding items

Organisation & Time Management

• Ability to manage competing priorities (e.g., inbox queries vs. payment deadlines)
• Strong task‑tracking and follow‑up skills
• Reliable in meeting recurring deadlines

• Competitive weekly pay: £13.45 per hour
• Excellent temp to perm pathway
• Monday to Friday working pattern
• Supportive team with ongoing training and career progression
• Opportunity to gain broad finance experience in a dynamic environment

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