At a Glance
- Tasks: Support daily financial operations and gain hands-on accounting experience.
- Company: Join a growing SME in Peterborough with a dynamic team.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, professional development, and exposure to diverse finance tasks.
- Other info: Great chance for career growth in a supportive environment.
- Why this job: Perfect opportunity to kickstart your finance career and make a real impact.
- Qualifications: Previous finance experience and strong numerical skills required.
The predicted salary is between 31500 - 38500 £ per year.
Broster Buchanan are recruiting for a
Finance Assistant to join a growing SME in Peterborough.
We’re looking for an organised, proactive and commercially aware finance professional to support the day-to-day financial operations of the business.
Working closely with the Finance Director, you’ll gain broad exposure across transactional finance and develop your accounting experience.
Key Responsibilities
- Process and code supplier invoices, credit notes and payments
- Maintain purchase and sales ledgers, including reconciliations
- Monitor outstanding debt and support credit control and cash collection
- Process and reconcile daily banking transactions
- Assist with month-end close, balance sheet reconciliations, accruals and prepayments
- Support VAT and statutory reporting
- Maintain the fixed asset register and financial records in
- Xero
- Investigate and resolve financial discrepancies
- Support management accounts, reporting and financial analysis
- Identify opportunities to improve finance processes, controls and reporting
- Provide ad-hoc finance support and analysis across the business
Skills & Experience
Essential
- Previous experience in an accounts or finance role
- Good understanding of purchase ledger, sales ledger and bank reconciliations
- Strong numerical skills and attention to detail
- Good Excel knowledge
- Excellent organisation and ability to meet deadlines
- Confident communication skills with customers, suppliers and colleagues
- Proactive approach to problem-solving
Desirable
- AAT qualified or studying towards AAT, ACCA or CIMA
- Experience with Xero or similar accounting software
- SME experience
- Manufacturing, distribution or product-based experience
- Exposure to month-end management accounts
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