Finance Assistant; placement

Finance Assistant (12-month placement)

Finance Assistant role at Consolidated Computer Services, a fast-growing company, seeking a university student undertaking a placement year. The placement offers hands-on experience in core financial processes, analysis, and reporting.

Location: Holly Road Head Offices, Skegness, Lincolnshire

Job Type: Full Time

Hours of work: Monday to Friday 09:00-17:00 (half an hour unpaid lunch break)

Salary: £24,570 per annum

The placement student will support the Finance department by assisting with weekly and monthly reporting, reconciliations, and variance analysis, ensuring accuracy and timeliness. The role involves documenting key processes, identifying efficiency opportunities, and strengthening financial controls. Exposure to core Finance operations will develop technical, analytical, and process improvement skills, supporting the department’s long-term succession pipeline.

• Assist with weekly turnover and cost of sales reporting.
• Support month-end journal postings and reconciliations.
• Conduct variance analysis on key accounts and highlight discrepancies.
• Document current Finance processes for reporting and reconciliations.

• Lead small process improvement initiatives to streamline reporting and reduce manual effort.
• Develop insight packs for the Finance Manager, highlighting trends, variances, and opportunities.
• Contribute to enhancements in month-end and weekly account workflows.

• Strong numeracy and analytical skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and general data management tools.
• Strong problem-solving and process improvement abilities.
• Ability to produce accurate reports and conduct effective variance analysis.
• Good communication and organisational skills.
• A proactive attitude and a strong desire to learn and contribute within a professional Finance environment.

• Studying towards a degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field.

Micronclean’s unique culture is captured within the Micronclean SKIEs. These four principles—Stewardship, Knowledge, Innovation and Excellence—provide a compass for strategic direction. A candidate’s affinity to our culture will be paramount to suitability for this role.

Closing date for application: Friday 5th December 2025, 12:00

Interview date: week commencing Monday 8th-15th December 2025

Applications may close early if sufficient applications are received.

• Generous yearly bonus paid every January to all staff.
• Living allowance up to £2,000 (if applicable).
• Homeworking policy – request up to 3 WFH days (subject to approval).
• 30 days annual leave (including bank holidays), increasing to 33 days with loyalty service.
• Company Sick Pay scheme.
• Company pension contributions of 5% of salary.
• Employee Assistance Programme – private counselling and support for mental health.
• Family-owned, highly successful business with history from the 1920s.
• Investing in people and training, with opportunities for progression.
• Great culture represented by the SKIEs values.
• Opportunity to contribute to supply chains such as Covid-19 vaccine production.

Micronclean is a family-owned business based in Lincolnshire, employing over 400 people. It provides products and services to various industries, including rental of specialist workwear to cleanroom industries and manufacturing sectors. The company also manufactures and distributes cleanroom products within the UK and abroad, including India, Australia, and Canada.

Our focus areas include cleanroom and protective workwear for pharmaceutical, medical device, aerospace, and engineering sectors. The company is expanding in the UK and overseas, with a plant in Bangalore supporting Covid-19 vaccine production in India.

More information can be found on our website.

For more information about the role, email contact email or apply here.