Hargreaves Land
Finance Assistant
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Role: Finance Assistant
Contract Type: Permanent / Full-Time
Location: Wellbar Central, Newcastle upon Tyne | Hybrid Working
Package & Benefits: £28,000 - £32,000 per annum | Annual bonus | Hargreaves Rewards employee benefits platform | Access to a wide range of retail and lifestyle discount schemes.
About the Role:
We are looking for a Finance Assistant to join our Finance team within Hargreaves Land. Reporting to the Management Accountant, you'll play an important role in supporting the day-to-day financial operations of the business, helping to maintain strong financial controls, ensure accurate financial records and support the smooth running of cash collection and payment processes.
This is a varied position offering exposure across multiple areas of finance, providing an excellent opportunity for someone looking to further develop their skills within a busy and supportive finance team.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Supporting the Management Accountant and wider Finance team with a range of financial and administrative activities.
- Preparing and maintaining bank reconciliations.
- Managing sales administration activities, including raising internal and external invoices and producing debtor reports.
- Assisting with month-end processes, including balance sheet reconciliations, accounts preparation and financial analysis.
- Carrying out ad hoc reconciliations and investigations as required.
- Supporting the purchase ledger function, including payment processing and resolving supplier queries.
- Ensuring financial transactions are accurately coded, recorded and maintained.
- Contributing to continuous improvement initiatives across finance processes and procedures.
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What We're Looking For:
- Previous experience working within a finance function.
- A good understanding of accounting principles, processes and procedures.
- Experience working across different areas of a finance team.
- Previous experience using accounting software.
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
- Experience of month-end procedures and reconciliations.
- Experience preparing or assisting with month-end accounts.
About You:
- Highly motivated with the ability to meet deadlines and manage competing priorities.
- Organised, methodical and detail-oriented in your approach.
- Able to work independently and effectively manage your workload.
- A strong communicator who can build positive working relationships across the business.
- Proactive, with the ability to identify opportunities to improve processes and ways of working.
- Reliable, adaptable and keen to develop your career in finance.
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Interested in Applying?
If you are interested in joining us, please submit your CV to the Talent Team quoting reference Finance Assistant via email to recruitment@hsgplc.co.uk.
About Hargreaves
At Hargreaves, we're proud to be the people behind the projects that keep the UK moving. Our teams work across infrastructure, logistics, land development and environmental services, delivering the expertise, innovation and practical solutions that help build stronger communities, support critical industries and create a more sustainable future.
As a diverse group of specialist businesses, we play a vital role in developing the foundations for growth, from preparing land and maintaining infrastructure to supporting the energy transition and restoring the environment.
Put simply, when it comes to tackling complex challenges and delivering lasting results, Hargreaves has the how.
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