Finance Assistant

You will play a pivotal role in supporting the day-to-day accounting operations and therefore you must be well organized, with the ability to manage your own workload and be a conscientious team player. You will also play a key role in the new system implementation scheduled early 2026, supporting to ensure a smooth transition from the current system.

Client Details

Our client is based in St Helens and specialise within the energy sector. They are on the search for a finance assistant to join the team on a permanent full time basis. The business has been going over over 10 + years are are pioneers in their industry.

Description

- Supporting all day-to day accounting operations

- Management of cash book & bank reconciliation

- Responsibility for credit control ensuring timely customer payments

- Assist in assessing customer creditworthiness, monitoring limits and liaison with credit insurance company

- Creation and maintenance of customer master data including credit limits

- Query resolution of customer invoices working closely together with customer service and other relevant departments

- Processing of invoices & credit notes

- Balance sheet reconciliation

- Provide cover for the assistant controller and accounting assistant

- Accruals & Prepayments

- Payroll support

- Any other adhoc tasks

Profile

Qualifications

- Candidate will ideally have AAT Level 3 or equivalent

Experience & essential requirements

- Strong attention to detail

- Previous experience of within accounts function. Prior sales ledger / credit control responsibility is preferred.

- SAP experience desirable but not essential

- Strong Microsoft Excel / Office skills

- Ability to plan and organise own work

Job Offer

Benefits

- 25 days holiday + bank holidays (Plus one extra day for every 5 years worked)

- Option to purchase an additional 3 days holiday

- Salary sacrifice pension scheme

- On site parking

- Monthly contribution towards health club membership (on successful completion of probation)

- Cycle 2 work scheme

Pay

- Salary -27,000 - -30,000 depending on experience

Job type

- Full time position 39.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 8:30am - 5pm (4:30 finish on a Friday)