Finance Assistant- immediate start
6-month contract
Trafford Park
Salary: circa £28,000- £30,000
We're partnering with a well-established company looking to recruit a Finance Assistant to join their team. This role plays a key part in ensuring strong cashflow management through the effective delivery of Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable activities.
You'll be joining a collaborative finance team and working closely with stakeholders across the business, suppliers and customers. This is initially a 6 month contract however there is the potentially for this to become a permanent role.
Key Responsibilities:
Process and allocate customer remittances, reconcile accounts, and monitor credit limits/payment performance.
Manage customer relationships and resolve queries in coordination with Customer Excellence and Account Managers.
Process invoices accurately, manage supplier accounts, reconcile statements, and investigate aged-creditor discrepancies.
Work with Procurement and Inventory teams to resolve issues, maintain correct supplier setups, and optimise payment terms or discounts.
Assist with month-end close and reporting activities.
Support with internal and external audit requirements.
Contribute to process improvements and change initiatives across the transactional finance function.
Skills & Experience
Experience across transactional finance (AP/AR).
Confident communicator with stakeholders at all levels, including suppliers, customers and internal teams.
Proficient Excel user.
Solid understanding of double-entry bookkeeping, reconciliations, working capital, and cashflow.
Proactive and improvement-focused, with a drive to streamline processes.
Dependable with strong follow-through and problem-solving capability.
High attention to detail and conscientious approach to work.
Please send a copy of your CV for immediate consideration.
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