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Finance Assistant Sheffield, South Yorkshire Elevation Accountancy and Finance are delighted to be working with a business based in Sheffield as they look to recruit a Finance Assistant on a permanent, full-time basis.This role will support the team across several key areas, including bank transaction management, monthly account reconciliations, credit control activities, and various other finance-related duties.What's On Offer:Â
- Hybrid Working – just 1 day a week in the office once you’re up to speed!
- Study Support – helping you grow professionally
- Flexible Working Hours – because work/life balance matters
- Generous Holidays – 25 days + bank holidays + 1 extra day over Christmas
- Annual Bonus – up to 5%
- Private Health Cash Plan – highest-level cover for dental, optical, therapy, prescriptions & more
- On-Site Gym – free access to support your wellbeing
- Supportive Culture – where your development and wellbeing are truly prioritised
Key Responsibilities:
- Handle daily banking duties, including posting receipts and payments, monitoring balances, and transferring funds between accounts
- Complete monthly reconciliations for different divisions, ensuring accuracy across general and specific bank accounts
- Perform credit control activities, including uploading invoices to the sales ledger and supporting the processing of purchase invoices when necessary
- Manage virtual credit card transactions, including authorisation tracking and receipt collection
- Share responsibility for monitoring the finance mailbox, addressing queries and requests promptly
- Provide backup support across the Financial Reporting Team during busy periods, assisting with tasks such as purchase ledger processing, commission calculations, and refund handling
- Assist with month-end and quarter-end activities, such as reconciling claims and posting journals to the general ledger
- Support ad hoc financial and administrative tasks as required
Experience Required:Â
- Previous experience managing banking processes within a finance environment, including account reconciliations
- Exposure to credit control procedures (desirable)Â
- Experience contributing to process improvements
- Liaison experience across departments and with external contact
- Proficient in Excel and confident in handling spreadsheets for data processing
