Finance Assistant

Finance Assistant | £28,000 - £30,000 | Preston + Hybrid | High-growth, acquisitive business | Friendly and supportive management team

Axon Moore are partnering with a high-growth, acquisitive business in Preston to recruit an experienced Accounts Assistant to join their friendly and dynamic team. This varied position is perfect for an ‘all-rounder’ within accounts who’s seeking to take ownership and autonomy of their role and join a growing business driven by a supportive management team.

Key

Responsibilities and Duties:

Full ownership of the purchase ledger
End-to-end responsibility across sales ledger and credit control
Raising sales invoices and accurately distributing
Proactively chasing overdue accounts for payment
Allocating cash onto the system
Internal liaison regarding overdue debtors and queries
Matching and coding of purchase invoices
Payment runs
Supplier statement recs
Processing employee expenses and company credit cards
Bank reconciliations
Ensure adherence to internal policies and controls
Sickness and leave cover across the team
Ad-hoc duties as and when required
Required

Experience and Skills:

At least 2 years’ experience in a similar role
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Good organisational and time-keeping skills
High attention to detail and able to take ownership of their role
Good IT and MS Excel skills
Benefits:

23 days annual leave (rising to 25) plus bank holidays
Hybrid working (3:2 office/home)
Enhanced mat/pat leave
Healthcare schemes
Company pension
3x Life Assurance
Staff discounts
Free on-site parking
“Our local Lancashire Axon Moore team recruit all accounting and finance roles from CFO to transactional finance on both a temporary and permanent basis. For more information about this role or our wider team, please see our website at (url removed)”. INDFIN