Finance Assistant

Finance Assistant, Hybrid, Cheltenham, Permanent, up to £28k

Your new company
An exciting opportunity has arisen, as Hays has exclusively partnered with a fast-growing and well-established energy business to recruit a Finance Assistant to join their friendly and hardworking finance team based in Cheltenham. The role will be to support with Accounts Payable duties, such as processing of invoices, dealing with bank transactions, maintaining purchase orders and managing the accounts inbox.
Work hours are Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm with a one-hour lunch break and the salary on offer is between £25k and £28k.
Hybrid working is offered in this role, allowing you to work 2 days on-site and 3 from home.
Your new role
As Finance Assistant, you will be responsible for, but not limited to, the following duties:

To check, post and reconcile high volumes of supplier invoices, credit notes, statements, whilst also assisting the team with posting bank and transactional data

You will be involved in processing both stock and non-stick vendor invoices for payments, ensuring a three-way match between invoices, receipts and purchase orders

To carry out checks before onboarding and reconciling them upon request, ensuring any missed invoices or payments are identified

To liaise with internal and external stakeholders in order to rectify invoice discrepancies in a time-efficient manner to meet deadlines

As Finance Assistant, you will also perform various ad-hoc administration duties

What you'll need to succeed

To have previous experience in a similar role, whilst ensuring strong attention to detail and accuracy

To have worked within a team in a previous role

The ability to problem-solve and demonstrate analytical skills

Previous experience using MS packages such as Excel, Word, Outlook and experience working with an accounting package

What you'll get in return

27 day holiday plus bank holidays

Employee Long Term Incentive Plan

Discretionary bonus

Pension scheme

Private medical cover

Life assurance

Cycle to work salary scheme

Workplace nursery salary sacrifice scheme

Gym membership

Training opportunities and relevant course sponsorship

Enhanced maternity/paternity pay

Employee referral scheme

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
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