At a Glance
- Tasks: Join our finance team to manage payments, reconcile accounts, and support financial reporting.
- Company: Car Finance 247, a fast-growing business in Manchester.
- Benefits: Salary up to £30,000, professional development, and opportunities for accounting qualifications.
- Other info: Exciting career growth opportunities in a supportive environment.
- Why this job: Gain hands-on experience in finance while contributing to a dynamic team.
- Qualifications: Attention to detail and a proactive attitude are essential.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 30000 £ per year.
Accounts Assistant Location: Manchester - Full Time, Onsite
Salary: Up to £30,000 per annum, depending on experience
Contract: Permanent, Full Time
At Car Finance 247, we're looking for an enthusiastic, proactive and detail-oriented Accounts Assistant to join our Finance team based at our Manchester headquarters. This is an exciting opportunity to join a high-performing finance function within a fast-paced and growing business, where you'll play an important role in maintaining accurate financial records, supporting day-to-day accounting activities and ensuring our financial processes run smoothly.
Working closely with our Finance Manager, Head of Finance and wider Finance team, you'll be responsible for a range of accounting activities, including payment processing, ledger reconciliations, month-end reporting and resolving financial discrepancies. You'll also work collaboratively with teams across the business, helping to ensure that payments are processed accurately, funds are received from lenders and customer products are set up efficiently.
We're looking for someone who takes pride in their work, has excellent attention to detail and enjoys working in a busy environment where accuracy, organisation and communication are essential. This role offers excellent opportunities to develop your accounting knowledge, gain exposure to different areas of the finance function and contribute to improvements in financial controls and processes. There will also be opportunities to work towards professional accounting qualifications as part of your ongoing development.
Key Responsibilities:
- Payment Processing and Ledger Management
- Process, allocate and reconcile batch payments accurately and efficiently.
- Ensure all financial transactions are correctly recorded and posted to the accounting ledger.
- Maintain accurate financial records, ensuring the integrity of ledger balances and supporting financial reporting.
- Identify and investigate discrepancies, taking ownership of resolving issues promptly.
- Support the efficient management of day-to-day financial transactions across the business.
- Account Reconciliations
- Reconcile high-volume accounts and balances, ensuring accuracy and consistency across financial records.
- Reconcile ledger and cash positions relating to completed car finance deals.
- Investigate and resolve payment discrepancies, working closely with internal teams and external stakeholders.
- Ensure funds are received from lenders for completed deals and accurately reflected within the finance system.
- Maintain clear and accurate reconciliation records, identifying opportunities to improve existing processes.
- Month-End Reporting and Financial Controls
- Support month-end accounting procedures, ensuring tasks are completed accurately.
Finance Assistant employer: CarFinance 247
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