We are looking for a Finance Assistant to join a dedicated Accounting & Finance team in the heating / energy industry. The ideal candidate will help financial operations, ensuring accuracy and efficiency in all tasks.

Client Details

This opportunity is with a small-sized company in the heating and energy industry, known for its focused and professional environment. The organisation is striving to delivering quality services to its clients and values precision and attention to detail in its operations.

Description

· Supporting all day-to day accounting operations

· Management of cash book & bank reconciliation

· Responsibility for credit control ensuring timely customer payments

· Assist in assessing customer creditworthiness, monitoring limits and liaison with credit insurance company

· Creation and maintenance of customer master data including credit limits

· Query resolution of customer invoices working closely together with customer service and other relevant departments

· Processing of invoices & credit notes

· Balance sheet reconciliation

· Provide cover for the assistant controller and accounting assistant

· Accruals & Prepayments

· Payroll support

· Any other adhoc tasks

Profile

Qualifications

· Candidate will ideally have AAT Level 3 or equivalent

Experience & essential requirements

· Strong attention to detail

· Previous experience of within accounts function. Prior sales ledger / credit control responsibility is preferred.

· SAP experience desirable but not essential

· Strong Microsoft Excel / Office skills

· Ability to plan and organise own work

Job Offer

Benefits

· 25 days holiday + bank holidays (Plus one extra day for every 5 years worked)

· Option to purchase an additional 3 days holiday

· Salary sacrifice pension scheme

· On site parking

· Monthly contribution towards health club membership (on successful completion of probation)

· Cycle 2 work scheme

Pay

· Salary £28,000 - £31,000 depending on experience

Job type

· Full time position 39.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 8:30am - 5pm (4:30 finish on a Friday)

Work location

· Office based (St Helens)

· Requirement to work onsite at the subsidiary company location (Based in Daresbury) dependant on business needs