Finance Assistant

Meridian Business Support

Posted 3 days ago, valid for 16 days

Liverpool, Merseyside L96GB, England

£24,000 - £28,800 per annum

Full Time

Retirement Plan

Employee Assistance

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Due to growth and internal promotion, we are recruiting for a Finance Assistant to join a leading plastics manufacturer based near Liverpool. This Finance Assistant role is a permanent position working Monday to Friday 9am-5pm offering a salary of circa £26,000 per annum, dependent on experience plus excellent benefits as below.As Finance Assistant, you will report directly into the Finance Officer and work within an office of 12 people (including the MD, Production Staff, Office Manager and Sales). You will support the Finance Officer in day to day tasks including purchase ledger and credit control. Your main duties will be as follows:

Purchase Ledger
Filing & matching delivery notes and purchase orders
Sending copies of PODs to customers who require copies before making payment
Scanning supplier PODs, saving them in the accounting system, and filing them
Statement reconciliation
Invoice matching
Payment entry, and matching within the accounting system
Entry and reconciliation of invoices into purchase ledger system
Dealing with supplier queries, payment requests via email and telephone
Chasing supplier invoices by telephone, email, and letter
Monitor debtor balances and ensure timely payments
Raising customer invoices
Monitoring customer debt, and following up on unpaid invoices
Dealing with customer invoicing queries

We are really keen to hear from applicants with the following skills and experience:

Previous experience within finance (Finance Administrator, Finance Assistant, Finance Support, Accounts Assistant etc)
Basic understanding of invoicing, purchase ledger, and general finance duties, however full training will be provided
Good level of Excel skills (formulas, pivot tables, VLookups etc)
Ideally, proficiency in QuickBooks, Xero, Sage, or similar accounting software – however this can be trained
Self motivated and the ability to pick up new tasks quickly

Benefits Include:

Company Social Events
Employee Assistance Programme
Death in Service Benefit
Sick Pay scheme
Pension Scheme
20 Days Annual Leave plus 8 Bank Holidays
Onsite Free Parking
Training & Personal Development Opportunities

Please apply today or call us to discuss this Finance Assistant role in more detail!Meridian Business Support is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this vacancy.