Finance & Administration Assistant

An established and growing multi-site business is looking to bring a Finance & Administration Assistant into its head office team.

This is a varied, hands-on role within a busy finance function, offering the opportunity to get involved in a bit of everything, with a particular focus on utilities administration, invoice processing and general finance support.

There's also scope for the role to develop around your experience, strengths and interests.

You'll be joining a friendly finance and administration team, helping to keep the day-to-day running of the department on track.

A large part of the role will involve looking after utility accounts across multiple sites, keeping on top of bills and meter readings, maintaining accurate records and dealing with any queries or discrepancies along the way.

Alongside this, you'll provide wider finance and administrative support, including invoice processing, purchase ledger and general accounts administration.

• Managing utility bills, meter readings and consumption data across multiple sites.
• Keeping Excel trackers up to date and maintaining accurate records on the accounting system.
• Checking and investigating estimated, incorrect or missing utility bills.
• Liaising with utility providers and internal teams to resolve account and meter queries.
• Processing purchase invoices and dealing with general invoice administration.
• Supporting purchase ledger, sales ledger and wider finance administration.
• Helping move utility tracking from spreadsheets into the accounting system.
• Providing general administrative support to the wider finance and office team.

• Previous experience in a finance administration, accounts support or invoice processing role.
• Confident using Excel and comfortable working with detailed information and data.
• A good understanding of general finance processes and accounting systems.
• Some experience with purchase ledger, sales ledger or bookkeeping would be useful.
• Organised, accurate and someone who takes pride in getting the details right.
• Comfortable picking up queries, investigating discrepancies and seeing things through.
• A practical, hands-on approach with the ability to work well as part of a team.

• £30,000 - £32,000 depending on experience
• A stable and growing business with an established head office team.
• The opportunity to develop the role and take on more responsibility over time.
• The chance to get involved in improving existing finance processes and systems.

Farrer Barnes Ltd does not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and complies with all relevant UK legislation. Farrer Barnes Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers.