Job Description
Finance Assistant Sheffield, South Yorkshire Elevation Accountancy and Finance are delighted to be working with a business based in Sheffield as they look to recruit a Finance Assistant on a permanent, full-time basis.This role will support the team across several key areas, including bank transaction management, monthly account reconciliations, credit control activities, and various other finance-related duties.What's On Offer:
* Hybrid Working – just 1 day a week in the office once you’re up to speed!
* Study Support – helping you grow professionally
* Flexible Working Hours – because work/life balance matters
* Generous Holidays – 25 days + bank holidays + 1 extra day over Christmas
* Annual Bonus – up to 5%
* Private Health Cash Plan – highest-level cover for dental, optical, therapy, prescriptions & more
* On-Site Gym – free access to support your wellbeing
* Supportive Culture – where your development and wellbeing are truly prioritised
Key Responsibilities:
* Handle daily banking duties, including posting receipts and payments, monitoring balances, and transferring funds between accounts
* Complete monthly reconciliations for different divisions, ensuring accuracy across general and specific bank accounts
* Perform credit control activities, including uploading invoices to the sales ledger and supporting the processing of purchase invoices when necessary
* Manage virtual credit card transactions, including authorisation tracking and receipt collection
* Share responsibility for monitoring the finance mailbox, addressing queries and requests promptly
* Provide backup support across the Financial Reporting Team during busy periods, assisting with tasks such as purchase ledger processing, commission calculations, and refund handling
* Assist with month-end and quarter-end activities, such as reconciling claims and posting journals to the general ledger
* Support ad hoc financial and administrative tasks as required
Experience Required:
* Previous experience managing banking processes within a finance environment, including account reconciliations
* Exposure to credit control procedures (desirable)
* Experience contributing to process improvements
* Liaison experience across departments and with external contact
* Proficient in Excel and confident in handling spreadsheets for data processing