Job Title: Finance Assistant
Location: Witham, CM8
Looking for a career where your ambition meets real opportunity? Join Persimmon Homes as a Finance Assistant and step into a role where your success is celebrated, your growth supported, and your work truly matters.
Why Persimmon Homes?
We're one of the UK's largest and most established housebuilders — FTSE 100 listed, with 29 regional offices and thousands of quality homes built every year.
At Persimmon, we don't just build homes — we build careers. When you join us as a Finance Assistant, you'll benefit from:
Competitive salary
5* housebuilder - Be part of a company that consistently delivers quality homes and outstanding customer satisfaction
Health Care
Life Cover & Contributory Pension
Bonus
Employee Benefits Platform – giving you access to high-street discounts, wellbeing support, and more
Committed to diversity, inclusion, and empowering your development
What is the role?
This is an exciting opportunity for a Finance Assistant to join our busy Accounts team. This role typically reports into the Finance Manager.
This will be a varied role, which will require the role holder to carry out ledger clerk duties amongst other varied finance tasks.
What you'll do as a Finance Assistant
Coding and processing of invoices on to coins
Prepare mid-month/end of month subcontractor payment runs
Ensure all CIS and insurance details are correct and updated accordingly
Maintenance of ledger accounts
Opening of new supplier accounts in accordance with the Persimmon Plc internal controls
Working closely with the commercial team
Any other accounting duties reasonably required by the Finance Manager
What experience do I need?
Experience in a similar accounting role
A relevant accounting qualification or working towards one would be beneficial
Previous experience in the construction industry would be an advantage but not essential
Experience of using Microsoft applications especially Excel
Must be organised, diligent and able to work under pressure
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