Finance Officer
18 days ago
Cardiff
Finance Officer Opportunity Your new company An established and well-respected utilities' organisation in South Wales is seeking a Finance Officer to join their growing finance function. This role offers the opportunity to work within a supportive and collaborative team, gain exposure to a wide range of finance and payments processes, and contribute to the continuous improvement of the organisation’s finance operations. Your new role As a Finance Officer, you will play a key role in supporting day-to-day financial operations, with a particular focus on payments, supplier management, and finance systems support. You will work closely with internal teams and external suppliers, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely resolution of queries.This is a varied role, ideal for someone who enjoys detail-driven work, problem-solving, and working across multiple finance processes.Key Responsibilities • Prepare and create regular payment runs, collating all supporting documentation for review by Finance Managers and Financial Controllers., • Review and verify payment requests to ensure accuracy and compliance with internal policies and procedures, • Act as a key point of contact for internal teams and external suppliers regarding payment queries, onboarding, and discrepancies., • Create and maintain supplier records, ensuring accurate bank details, payment terms, and system data, • Investigate and resolve discrepancies relating to payments, invoices, and supplier accounts, • Upload and manage system-generated invoices and support payment processing activity, • Provide system and process support to the wider Treasury and Payments team when required, • Support finance improvement projects and assist in embedding best practice across finance operations, • Assist with month-end finance processes and provide ad-hoc support to Finance Managers as needed., • Maintain accurate records, ensuring high standards of data integrity and audit readinessWhat you'll need to succeed, • Experience working within a finance function, ideally in Accounts Payable, Purchase Ledger, Finance Administration, Payments, or Treasury support, • A good understanding of accounting processes and finance systems, • Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workload effectively, • A high level of accuracy and attention to detail, • Confident written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to challenge constructively when required, • Proficiency in Excel and confidence using Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint), • A proactive mindset and the ability to learn new systems quicklyWhat you'll get in return, • The opportunity to join a respected and established South Wales organisation, • A varied role offering exposure to payments, systems, and wider finance processes, • Supportive team environment with development opportunities, • Competitive salary and benefits package