Finance Officer – Strong excel skills key Pivot Tables​/VLOOKUP

Finance Officer – Recruitment Business

Location:

Harlow, Essex

Hours:

Full-time, Office-based
We’re looking for a Finance Officer to join our busy and friendly recruitment business in Harlow. The role involves a variety of finance and administrative tasks, including generating invoices, processing payments, reconciling accounts, and supporting general financial operations.

Strong Excel skills, including use of VLOOKUP, pivot tables, formulas, and data validation are required.

Key Skills & Responsibilities:
Accounts Receivable (Purchase Ledger)

Creating and issuing client invoices
Processing and reconciling payments
Maintaining accurate financial records and spreadsheets
Supporting the wider team with ad-hoc finance tasks
Payroll Support:
Assist with collating timesheets and pay data
Support payroll processing (liaising with payroll providers)
Ensure correct deductions and record-keeping Strong Excel skills, including use of VLOOKUP, pivot tables, formulas, and data validation

Reporting & Analysis:

Maintain financial spreadsheets and records
Use Excel for reporting, e.g. pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, data sorting, and formula-driven summaries
Assist in producing weekly/monthly financial reports

General Administration:

Support the Finance Manager or Director with ad-hoc tasks
Maintain filing systems (digital)
Handle finance-related queries from staff, clients, and suppliers
Support audits or compliance checks

Why us:

You’ll be joining a sociable, supportive office environment where teamwork is valued and development is encouraged.
Training and development opportunities
We are a fast paced, growing business where your personal and professional goals and development are key to us.
Benefits package including free on-site parking, company wide social and team building events, contributary pension scheme, gym membership and private healthcare following 36 months employment.

If you’re organised, motivated, and eager to grow within a thriving business, we’d love to hear from you.

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