Finance Assistant
Salary: £31,000
Location: Hayes, Middlesex (Hybrid – 4 days office / 1 day WFH)
Hours: Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm
A luxury brand, partnered with Parkside Recruitment, is looking to hire a detail-driven Finance Assistant to join their growing UK finance team.
This is a brilliant opportunity for someone with hands-on experience in expenses management (cash & corporate credit cards) and Accounts Receivable, who enjoys being at the heart of day-to-day finance operations.
The Role You’ll play a key role in ensuring smooth and accurate financial processing, with a primary focus on end-to-end expense management. Alongside this, you’ll provide flexible support across Accounts Receivable and Payables, helping the wider finance function during busy periods and team cover.
This role suits someone organised, proactive, and confident handling high volumes while keeping accuracy front of mind.
What We’re Looking For
Previous Accounts Receivable experience is essential
Experience managing cash expenses and corporate credit card expenses
AP exposure is beneficial but not essential
Strong Excel and general IT skills (Microsoft Dynamics 365 experience is a plus)
Excellent organisation, time management, and prioritisation skills
Comfortable working to deadlines and managing multiple tasks
Calm, solutions-focused approach under pressure
Accurate data entry with a strong eye for detail and audit trails
Confident and professional communication style
Key Responsibilities
Full ownership of the expense management system
End-to-end processing of cash and credit card expenses, ensuring compliance with company policy
Administration of the corporate credit card system (issuing cards, maintaining records, chasing statements and receipts)
Reviewing, validating, and processing employee expenses
Supporting employees and managers with expense-related queries
Preparing monthly and ad-hoc expense reports
Processing daily invoice batches and handling low-volume refunds
Investigating invoice discrepancies with internal departments and retail locations
Creating and processing manual invoices and credit notes where required
Managing the customer ledger, including aging and discrepancy resolution
Posting and allocating customer receipts in a timely manner
Handling internal and external customer queries via phone and email
Supporting AR/AP teams as required to ensure daily procedures are completed What’s On Offer
Salary of £31,000
Study support
25 days annual leave
Private healthcare and pension
Hybrid working (4 days office / 1 day from home)
Excellent career development opportunities within a larger international finance function
Supportive team environment and long-term progression