Finance Assistant in Highland

Your new company Hays is delighted to be recruiting on behalf of a respected organisation with a strong presence across the North of Scotland. This organisation plays a vital role within the local community and is committed to delivering high-quality services, maintaining strong values, and supporting the development of its employees. An opportunity has arisen for a Finance Assistant to join their established team on a temporary basis. This role is expected to offer a 12-week duration. Your new role As Finance Assistant, you will play a key role in supporting the day-to-day operation of a busy finance function. Working closely with colleagues across Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Management Accounting, you will help ensure the accurate and timely processing of financial transactions while maintaining high standards of financial control and compliance. A significant part of the role will involve purchase ledger administration, including matching invoices to purchase orders, coding and processing invoices, managing supplier payments, resolving invoice queries and assisting with payment runs. You will also support sales ledger activities, including raising invoices, processing income receipts, maintaining accurate records and assisting with customer account queries. In addition, you will provide broader support through journal preparation, reconciliations, audit assistance, financial reporting support and the m...