We are looking for a Finance Assistant to join our growing team on a fixed term maternity cover basis, with a primary focus on credit control and wider support across accounts receivable and payable. This is an ideal role for someone with finance experience looking to broaden their skills in a fast-paced, collaborative consultancy environment. There’s also potential for a permanent role after maternity cover for an ambitious candidate, as our business continues to grow and evolve. We’re flexible: we can offer a full-time Finance Assistant role or a part-time Credit Controller position depending on your preferences. Job Duties and Responsibilities Credit Control • Proactively follow up on outstanding customer invoices to ensure timely collections. • Generate and distribute weekly aged debt reports for sector and project leaders. • Reconcile incoming payments and maintain accurate customer accounts. Accounts Receivable • Maintain and update the weekly invoice schedule, liaising with project leaders. • Prepare and issue invoices accurately and on time. • Allocate customer payments and reconcile accounts to maintain accurate financial records. Accounts Payable • Manage supplier invoices, ensuring accuracy and timely processing. • Allocate customer payments and reconcile bank accounts to maintain up-to-date records. • Prepare and process payment runs efficiently. • Process staff expense claims in line with company policies. • Handle and reconcile credit card transactions to ensure accurate reporting. Finance & Legal Support • Assist with general finance tasks as needed, such as bank and balance sheet reconciliations. • Provide cover for team members during holidays to ensure smooth operations. • Support the legal team with administrative tasks as required. • Handle additional ad hoc duties to support the finance and legal functions. About You • Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks. • Excellent communication skills for liaising externally with customers and suppliers and internally with sales and technical staff. • Proficient with Microsoft Excel; SAP experience a plus. • Knowledge of customer accounts payable platforms such as Ariba would be an advantage. • Comfortable working to deadlines and managing multiple priorities. • Positive, proactive, and professional customer service attitude. • Collaborative team player. • Demonstrable experience in finance – ideally across credit control, accounts receivable, or accounts payable. • Experience working in a consultancy, project-based, or professional services environment would be an advantage. • AAT studier (or working towards a finance qualification) is desirable but not required. About Us Cambridge Design Partnership (CDP) is an end-to-end innovation partner, propelling global brands and ambitious start-ups to success. We build breakthrough products and services – from insight to ideas, prototypes to production – bringing innovation to life. Our teams are multi-disciplinary, uniting scientific rigor, design ingenuity, and engineering excellence for consumer, healthcare, and industrial clients. People-centred, deeply collaborative, and – above all – expert, we’re uniquely positioned to shape the future for consumers, patients, and industry. Even our ownership model is innovative: We’re 100% owned by our employees, ensuring an open culture and a total commitment to our projects’ success. Founded in 1996, CDP is a £30m revenue, 200-person business with locations in Cambridge UK and Raleigh NC. Closing date for applications is Friday 20th June 2025