Finance Administrator - Asset in Wakefield

Freedom is recruiting for a Finance Administrator to join our Asset team, based in Wakefield. Working within a small and friendly team, you will support the financial administration of asset works, with a particular focus on purchase invoices, subcontractor costs and customer applications. This role would suit someone with a finance or purchase ledger background who enjoys working with numbers, has strong attention to detail and is comfortable working to tight deadlines. This is an office-based role, working five days per week from our Wakefield office.

Some of the key deliverables in this role will include:

• Validate and process traffic management and local authority purchase invoices accurately and efficiently.
• Apply the relevant schedule of rates to ensure works are correctly charged to the client.
• Process and generate monthly subcontractor costs and associated customer applications for asset works.
• Validate and upload supporting sales packs onto client systems.
• Work closely with subcontractors to resolve queries, challenge discrepancies and obtain the information required to process costs.
• Maintain a high level of accuracy across financial information, following a right-first-time approach.
• Work effectively to tight deadlines, particularly during month-end periods.
• Support the wider team with finance and administrative activities relating to the Asset workstream.
• Maintain accurate records across Excel and Freedom's in-house systems.

What we’re looking for:

• Previous experience within finance, purchase ledger, accounts or a similar numerical role.
• Ideally, around two years' basic accounts experience or an A Level in Mathematics, with a good level of numerical literacy.
• A basic understanding of different VAT rates.
• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to producing accurate work.
• Confidence communicating with subcontractors and challenging information where necessary.
• The ability to organise your workload and work effectively to tight deadlines.
• Confidence using Microsoft Excel.
• A willingness to learn and use Freedom's in-house systems, with full training provided.

Benefits:

• Pension with a leading provider and up to 8% employer contribution.
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Personal Wellbeing and Volunteer Days.
• Private Medical Insurance.
• Free 24/7 365 Employee Assistance Program to support mental health and well-being (including counselling sessions and legal advice).
• Flexible benefits to suit from Dental Insurance, Gym Memberships, Give As You Earn, Travel Insurance, Tax Free Bikes.

Next Steps: As a business, we’re on a journey to build on our culture where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. This starts with recruitment and how we bring people into the organisation. We’ll do our best to outline the recruitment process to you ahead of time with plenty of notice. If you require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met.

About Us: Freedom are part of the NG Bailey Group, one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK. Founded in 1921, with a turnover of £500m and 3000 employees, we are proud of our history of developing great people through our investment in training. You will be working as part of a team where we are committed to creating a culture where we treat each other fairly and with respect, recognising everyone as an individual. Progression is something we value and we will make sure that when you join us you have a clearly defined development path, supported by regular reviews, training and ongoing support to enable you to be the best you can be.