Finance Assistant
4 days ago
Cheltenham
About the Business A brilliant opportunity to join a well-known retail business based in Cheltenham as a Finance Assistant, paying £27,000 - £32,000. This is a fast-paced, hands-on role within a respected and growing brand, offering hybrid working and a genuine chance to broaden your finance experience as part of a busy, supportive team. Main Duties: As a Finance Assistant, your main duties include: • Handling a steady, high volume of incoming supplier invoices and making sure each one is processed accurately and on time, • Taking ownership of the finance inbox and responding promptly to queries from both suppliers and customers, • Building and running supplier payment runs, then reconciling these against supplier statements, • Cross-checking invoices against purchase orders and investigating any discrepancies that arise, • Raising sales invoices and credit notes, allocating incoming payments, and helping keep on top of outstanding balances, • Keeping financial records accurate and up to date, with all information correctly captured in QuickBooks, • Processing staff expense claims and reconciling the company credit card statements, • Supporting account reconciliations and the wider month-end routine, • Working closely with suppliers, customers and colleagues across the business to resolve queries efficiently, • Contributing to the ongoing improvement of finance processes and picking up ad hoc administrative tasks as needed Location / Office / Culture The role is hybrid, based at the company’s Cheltenham office, giving you a healthy balance between collaborating in person with the team and working from home. You’ll be part of a well-established, recognisable business with a busy finance function and a friendly, down-to-earth culture. What We Are Looking For The ideal candidate will have: • Previous experience in a finance, accounts or administrative position, • Hands-on exposure to Accounts Payable and invoice processing, • The ability to juggle multiple tasks and hit deadlines in a fast-moving environment, • A sharp eye for detail alongside strong organisational skills, • Familiarity with accounting software – QuickBooks experience is a real plus Why Join the business • Join a well-known, established retail brand, • Hybrid working, • Competitive salary of £27,000 – £32,000, • Broad, hands-on role with the scope to develop your finance experience, • Friendly, supportive team within a busy finance function About Us We are a local accountancy recruitment specialist. We appreciate that roles are often online for a long period of time. If you want to check if this role is still live or just want more details before applying, call us directly. Ref: BR72796