Job Title: Senior Finance Assistant
Salary: Up to £40,000
Benefits: 22 days holiday plus standard bank holidays, Private Healthcare Scheme, Death In Service Benefit, 4% pension contribution
Location: Burton On Trent
Job Type: Permanent, Full Time

2fawcett Recruitment is seeking a highly organised and proactive Senior Finance Assistant to join our client’s small and friendly finance team. This is an excellent and varied opportunity to work with a well-established and growing business based in Burton upon Trent.

Our client is widely recognised as a leading provider in their industry and takes great pride in the strong reputation they have built.

Key Responsibilities:

• Processing purchasing invoices, credit notes, and staff expense claims.
• Maintaining sales invoices on Salesforce.
• Assist with bank reconciliations.
• Reconciling supplier statements.
• Reconciling customer/site payments.
• Setting up weekly payment runs.
• Assist with daily cash postings.
• Produce financial reports.
• Set up new customer accounts in the accounting system.
• Credit Control: Monitoring and raising customer credit requests, credit checks for customer/supplier approval, reviewing credit application forms.
• Responsible for the accurate costing of monthly stock transfers between the Ireland and Netherlands.
• Data inputting and adhoc reporting.
• Provide support during external audits.

Requirements:

• Previous experience in a similar finance role.
• Fully qualified candidates are preferred; however, we also welcome applications from candidates who are part-qualified ACCA, CIMA.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and accounting software (knowledge of Syspro is advantageous, training will be provided).
• Experience using Salesforce (preferred but not essential).
• Proactive and highly organised, with strong attention to detail.
• Excellent relationship-building and interpersonal skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritise effectively.