Location: Stevenage, SG1
Salary: £14.80 per hour
Working Hours: Monday – Friday 9am-4.30pm / 8:30am-4pm (30 mins unpaid lunch break)
Job Code: MJ1860
Finance Assistant
Do you have a keen eye for detail and enjoy working with numbers? Are you organized and efficient? If so, we’d love to hear from you!
My client, based in Stevenage, is looking for an experienced finance assistant to join their growing team.
This role would be perfect for someone who has experience in a similar role who has good knowledge of Sage Line 50. Ideally you will be detail-oriented individual with strong organisational skills and a knack for numbers.
Key Responsibilities:
Accounts Payable & Receivable:
1. Process supplier invoices by scanning and loading them into Sage accounting system.
2. Manage outstanding customer invoices (aged debt) through proactive communication via calls and emails.
3. Prepare supplier invoice payment information to ensure timely processing.
4. Reconcile bank receipts and payments to ensure accuracy in Sage records.
Data Management & Reporting:
5. Assist with weekly checks and corrections of meter movements within the VMGR system to identify and rectify any anomalies.
6. Perform daily checks to identify inactive cashless payment units and remotely reset them.
7. Regularly update and monitor the “Cashcal” report, highlighting any discrepancies for escalation.
Administrative Support:
8. Provide cover for the Finance Accounts Manager during holidays, assisting with various administrative tasks.
9. Assist with cash counting using a designated counting machine to prepare cash deposits.
10. Process wholesale orders for customers following phone or email inquiries.
The successful candidate will have:
11. At least 5 years’ experience using Sage Line 50
12. Strong attention to detail and enjoy working with accuracy.
13. Excellent organisational and time management skills.
14. Good communication and interpersonal skills
15. Strong Numeracy and Excel experience – pivot tables, filters etc.
16. Experience using Sage Payroll would be an advantage
Benefits:
17. Parking on site
18. 35 hours a week
19. No weekends
20. Company Pension
Despite our best efforts it is not always possible to respond to every application individually due to the high volume of responses we receive on each vacancy. Only candidates who are short listed will be contacted for this particular role and if you have not heard from us within 7 days please assume that you have not been successful. However, we will keep your details on our database, and will contact you when other suitable positions become available.