Lucy Walker Recruitment
Financial Assistant
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We are currently recruiting for a Transactional Finance Assistant to join the finance team of a well-established global organisation. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced finance professional who has a strong background in Purchase Ledger / Accounts Payable, alongside broader transactional finance experience.
The role will have a particular focus on Purchase Ledger / Accounts Payable, while also providing exposure across the wider finance function, including Accounts Receivable, Credit Control, Sales Ledger, VAT, month-end, reconciliations, reporting, and cash flow. This is a varied position suited to a finance professional who enjoys working across multiple areas, has excellent attention to detail, and is keen to continue developing their technical knowledge and take on greater responsibility, with the potential to progress towards a Transactional Finance Manager position.
If you are looking for your next challenge and to be part of a friendly, proactive team, send us your CV today.
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- Take primary responsibility for the Purchase Ledger / Accounts Payable function, ensuring invoices are accurately processed, coded, authorised, and paid within agreed timescales.
- Process purchase invoices, credit notes, and payment requests accurately and efficiently.
- Manage supplier accounts, including supplier statement reconciliations and resolving invoice queries.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date supplier and financial records.
- Support VAT preparation and processing, ensuring transactions are correctly coded and records remain accurate and compliant.
- Assist with month-end close, including reconciliations, journals, accruals, and prepayments.
- Complete regular bank reconciliations, investigating and resolving discrepancies.
- Provide support across Accounts Receivable and Credit Control, including payment allocation, customer queries, and debt collection activity.
- Support Sales Ledger and sales invoicing, ensuring invoices and credits are raised.
Skills & Experience
- Strong varied finance experience; from a Finance Assistant role.
- Strong Excel skills and confidence working with financial data.
- Good understanding of financial reporting, data analysis, and forecasting.
- Excellent attention to detail and numerical accuracy.
- Strong organisation and time-management skills, with the ability to meet deadlines.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to investigate discrepancies.
- Confident communication skills when dealing with suppliers, customers, and internal stakeholders.
- Experience using a finance or ERP system, with the ability to learn new systems quickly.
- A proactive approach to process improvement.
- A strong understanding of financial controls, accuracy, and confidentiality.
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Note: Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are unable to respond to every applicant individually or provide updates within a specific timeframe. If your experience closely matches the requirements of the role, we will be in touch to discuss your application further. Thank you for your understanding and patience.
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