Finance Assistant, EU

Location:
Wixams
, Bedford, UK
Department: Finance
Reports To: Finance Director, EMEA
Legal Entity: United Wheels UK Ltd

Job Status: Full-time Permanent
Level: IC
Travel: None

The Finance Assistant provides day-to-day transactional support to the EMEA Finance team, assisting with accounts payable, accounts receivable, credit control, and general accounting tasks. Working under the direction of the Finance Director, EMEA, this is an entry‑level role suited to someone early in their finance career who is accurate, organised, and keen to learn. It is a great opportunity to develop broad finance experience and contribute to a growing, best‑in‑class Finance team at Covation Global / United Wheels Inc.

A finance team runs on accurate, timely transactional work — invoices processed, payments raised, cash allocated, and accounts reconciled. The Finance Assistant keeps that engine running day to day, supporting credit control and accounts payable so suppliers and customers are handled correctly and the ledgers stay clean. Dependable, detail‑accurate support frees the wider team to focus on reporting and analysis and gives the EMEA Finance function a reliable foundation as it grows.

• Accurate, Timely Transaction Processing: Accounts payable and receivable tasks — invoice processing, PO matching, cash allocation, payment runs, and customer statements — are completed accurately and on time.
• Clean, Reconciled Accounts: Bank, cashbook, balance‑sheet, and vendor‑statement reconciliations are kept current and accurate, with discrepancies flagged and resolved promptly.
• Dependable Support to the Finance Team: The Finance team receives reliable, well‑organised support across month‑end tasks, journals, expenses, and ad‑hoc projects, with a willingness to learn and take on more over time.

Other duties may be assigned.

• Assist the Credit Controller with customer set‑up and maintenance, credit checking, and cash allocation.
• Raise debit and credit notes and issue customer statements.
• Load sales invoices onto customer portals.

• Carry out vendor maintenance, invoice processing and coding, PO matching, and invoice approval, and answer supplier queries.
• Initiate payment runs and raise payments in the bank portal.
• Verify vendor accounts by reconciling monthly statements and related transactions.

• Maintain the cashbook, including monitoring and weekly bank reconciliations.
• Prepare balance‑sheet reconciliations.
• Process corporate credit card and expense transactions.
• Support month‑end adjustments and load journals.
• Assist with account reconciliations, general accounting duties, and special and administrative projects as assigned.

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• Minimum of 1 year of experience in a finance role, or a relevant accounting qualification (or studying towards one).
• Good understanding of basic accounting and bookkeeping principles.
• Strong attention to detail, accuracy, and organisation.
• Strong computer skills, including Excel; experience with accounting software an advantage.
• A willingness to learn and develop within a growing finance team.

Covation Global’s competencies are grounded in our Core Values (Integrity, Simplicity, Priority, Agility) and Strategic Pillars (Rider Centricity, Collaborative Innovation, Operational Excellence).

• Integrity: We do what we say. Operates with honesty, transparency, and accountability at every step; honours commitments to partners, riders, and colleagues, and builds trust through consistent, responsible decisions.
• Simplicity: Complexity is a tax. Delivers…