Finance Officer in Ulverston

Bender UK designs and delivers innovative electrical safety and monitoring solutions across healthcare, industrial, and infrastructure environments. We are proud of our values ‘Dedication, Excellence, Trust, and Teamwork’ which guide how we work with customers and each other every day.

The Finance Officer supports the effective day‑to‑day operation of the Finance function by ensuring financial transactions are processed accurately, consistently, and on time. The role plays a vital part in maintaining reliable financial records, supporting cash flow management, and providing high‑quality finance support to internal and external stakeholders. Working closely with colleagues across the business, the Finance Officer helps ensure strong financial controls, timely reporting, and a high standard of accuracy across all finance processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Process accounts payable and accounts receivable transactions accurately and within agreed deadlines.
• Raise and issue customer invoices, record receipts, and support the management of debtor balances.
• Resolve supplier and customer invoice queries, escalating issues where appropriate.
• Reconcile supplier statements and support timely payment processing.
• Process and validate company credit card transactions, ensuring receipts and evidence are complete.
• Record stock transactions accurately and support periodic stock take activities.
• Monitor bank transactions and support regular bank reconciliations.
• Maintain accurate financial records, ledgers, and journals within the accounting system.
• Support internal and external audit activity by providing accurate documentation and information.
• Work closely with budget holders and Finance colleagues to support effective financial controls.
• Ensure finance systems and records are kept up to date and maintained to a high standard.
• Identify opportunities to improve accuracy, efficiency, or ways of working within the Finance function.

What good looks like at Bender UK

• Dedication to accuracy, reliability, and meeting finance deadlines.
• Excellence in attention to detail, producing work that can be relied upon with confidence.
• Trust, demonstrated through consistent, well‑controlled financial processing and professional judgement.
• Teamwork in action, supporting colleagues across Finance and the wider business.
• A proactive approach to learning, improvement, and maintaining strong financial processes.

Skills & Experience

• Strong attention to detail with a high level of accuracy in numerical work.
• Good organisational and time‑management skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Confidence using finance systems and Microsoft Excel.
• Ability to work reliably with financial data and confidential information.
• Experience in a finance, accounting, or business support role.
• AAT Level 3 qualification (or willingness to study towards this).
• Experience of accounting or ERP systems.
• Understanding of basic accounting principles, including AP, AR, and reconciliations.

Salary and Benefits

• Holiday Entitlement: 25 days + 8 bank holidays with a buy/sell leave scheme in place at the start of each holiday year.
• Pension: 6% employer contribution.
• Benefits: Access to various high‑street discounts.
• Wellbeing: Single private medical cover and access to an employee assistance programme.
• Social: Regular opportunities to meet and interact with colleagues on a social basis.
• Development Opportunities: We provide opportunities for professional growth and development, and are committed to fostering a culture of innovation and excellence.