Finance Assistant; FTC)

At Sheffield Forge masters we have an exciting opportunity for a Finance Assistant to join our team on a 12 month fixed term basis.

This role is based at our 64-acre site, sitting in the heart of Sheffield, and will be working as part of our Finance team.

Our Finance department plays a crucial role in ensuring the organisation’s financial health, operational efficiency, and strategic objectives. Working closely with teams across the business, the department supports effective financial controls, accurate reporting, and informed decision-making.

As a Finance Assistant
, you will support the day-to-day activities of the Finance function, ensuring supplier and customer transactions are processed accurately and efficiently. You will play a key role in Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable activities, helping to maintain strong financial controls.

• Processing high volumes of purchase ledger and sales ledger invoices accurately and efficiently.
• Matching receipts to invoices and preparing payments.
• Processing non-receipted invoices and resolving associated queries.
• Reconciling supplier and customer accounts.
• Managing supplier statements and investigating discrepancies.
• Liaising with suppliers, customers and internal stakeholders to resolve invoice and payment queries.
• Supporting credit control activities, including chasing overdue customer payments.
• Assisting with month-end processes and payment runs.
• Supporting the Transactional Finance Supervisor with ad hoc finance activities.
• Providing administrative support to the Payroll Manager when required.
• Contributing to process improvements as part of ongoing systems implementation projects.

• Experience with in Accounts Payable/Purchase Ledger and Accounts Receivable/Sales Ledger.
• Experience of credit control activities.
• Experience processing high volumes of invoices in a busy finance environment.
• Knowledge of GRNI processes.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Previous payroll administration experience would be advantageous.

As well as having the skills, knowledge and experience for this role, we are also looking for someone who embodies our core values:
Customer Focus;
Working Together;
Trust & Respect;
Quality & Innovation; and Safety & Wellbeing.

This is a full-time role working 37.5 hours per week
, Monday-Friday. We offer flexibility in our start and finish times between 06:15 – 09:30 and 14:30 – 18:00
.

This is a 12-month fixed term contract
.

Sheffield Forge masters is an iconic steel production and engineering company, with a history that can be traced back to the 1750s, starting life as a small blacksmith forge. We have since gone through many evolutions and gone by several different names and guises, whilst consistently being at the forefront of innovation and new process development in the steel industry.

Recognising Sheffield Forge masters as a global leader in the designing, manufacturing and delivering of world-class steel forgings and castings, we were acquired by the UK Ministry of Defence in 2021. The acquisition has secured our role as a critical supplier to the next generation of UK defence programmes. As part of this programme of work, £1.3bn is being invested in modernising our plant and equipment, creating new opportunities for the business and our colleagues.

• Stability, with large-scale & long-term investment and orders already secured into the 2040s.
• A programme of redevelopment that will include state-of-the‑art new machinery and facilities on site.
• Up to 9% employer pension contribution.
• Life Assurance…