Finance Assistant - Temporary to Permanent

We are looking to recruit an experienced Finance Assistant to work for an international manufacturing business with two offices in the UK. This role will be a temporary position for a period of 3 months and will then transfer to a permanent role with the organisation for the right candidate 

Reporting to the Finance Manager you will mainly complete purchase ledger but will be required to provide cover for Sales Ledger and Credit Control for their site in Market Harborough. 
 

• £13.85 - £15.38
• Monday to Friday 8am-4pm OR 8.30am-4.30pm OR  9am-5pm (30 mins lunch)
• During the training period the hours will be 9am – 5pm
• 20 days annual leave rising to 25 days after 12 weeks
• Statutory pension
• On-site car parking

Duties and responsibilities:

• Matching, batching and coding of invoices against PO numbers
• Posting on SAP system and scanning invoice to create a digital copy
• Reconciling supplier statements and setting up of new suppliers
• Supplier query resolution
• Production of customer invoices (cover only)
• Processing of payments (cover only)
• Credit control (cover only)
• General office duties

Skills and experience required:

• Previous experience within an accounts payable / receivable role is essential
• Numerate with a good eye for detail
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Knowledge of SAP desirable
• Good working knowledge of Excel (pivot tables and VLOOKUP’s desirable)
• Ability to work effectively within a team environment and support other areas when needed