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Finance Assistant

Sewell Wallis
Posted a day ago, valid for a day
Location

Barnsley, South Yorkshire S70 1XY, England

Contract type

Full Time

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  • Sewell Wallis is seeking a Finance Assistant for a growing regional business in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, offering a full-time permanent position.
  • The ideal candidate should have experience in transactional finance, particularly in Accounts Payable and Receivable as well as Payroll.
  • Key responsibilities include invoicing, managing payroll processes, overseeing Accounts Payable, and maintaining accurate financial records.
  • The role requires proficiency in Sage accounting software and strong skills in literacy, numeracy, and IT, including Excel.
  • The position offers a salary of £26,000, with an increase after a probationary period, and requires candidates to have at least some relevant experience in finance.

Sewell Wallis are currently working with a growing regional business based in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, who are recruiting a Finance Assistant on a full time permanent basis, to support their finance function.

This Finance Assistant role would be a great opportunity for someone with varied experience within transactional finance, who is looking to develop their skills within a thriving business and a great team.

What will you be doing?

  • Invoicing for a range of customers, ensuring prompt payment and resolving queries.
  • Managing payroll processes, including monitoring and checking timesheets and processing new starters, leavers and statutory payments.
  • Overseeing end-to-end Accounts Payable processing.
  • Consistently dealing with high volumes across Accounts Payable and Receivable ledgers.
  • Maintain accurate records and generate customer statements and debtor reports.
  • Reconcile expected and received billings.
  • Support the finance team with bank transaction processing.
  • Assisting regular system reviews and process improvements.

What skills are we looking for?

  • Experience as a Finance Assistant or within a similar role, including maintaining Accounts Payable and Receivable ledgers as well as Payroll.
  • Proficiency with Sage accounting software.
  • Strong literacy, numeracy and IT skills (including proficiency with Excel)
  • Ability to multi-task with a high level of accuracy
  • Excellent organisation skills.

What's on offer?

  • £26,000 salary increasing after a probationary period
  • 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
  • Hybrid working
  • Free on-site parking

Apply below to avoid missing out on this fantastic opportunity!

Or for more information please contact Eleanor Kirk.

To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.