Finance Assistant

Finance Assistant

Reporting to:
Financial Controller

Team:
Finance

Contract:

Permanent

Salary: £30,000 – £35,000

Location:

Birmingham or Telford, hybrid working

Category:
Beauty, wellness and nutrition

Absolute Collagen is the UK's best-selling liquid collagen supplement and a fast-growing wellness brand spanning beauty, health and nutrition. Founded in 2017 by Maxine and Darcy Laceby, the business has over 60,000 subscribers. It runs a subscription-first, multichannel model built around its platform, Age Powerfully. Backed by Livingbridge and a certified B Corp since 2023, the business is entering its next phase of growth.

Building strong finance infrastructure is a strategic priority.

Transaction volumes are growing across subscription and retail channels, so the business needs reliable, accurate and proactive operational finance support. This is also a real development opportunity. Absolute Collagen backs people who take ownership, and there's scope to take on more responsibility as the finance team grows.

As Finance Assistant, you'll own the transactional processing, reconciliation and admin that keep the business's finances accurate. You'll manage the purchase and sales ledgers, bank reconciliations and employee expenses, and support month-end close. You'll also be the first point of contact for supplier and internal payment queries.

We're looking for someone who takes pride in accuracy, flags issues early and brings a positive, can-do attitude. You'll manage your own workload and meet deadlines. In return, you'll see how finance works across a fast-growing consumer business.

• Provide a reliable, accurate operational finance function that gives the Financial Controller and leadership team confidence in the completeness and timeliness of day-to-day financial processing.
• Build and maintain strong supplier relationships and internal credibility, so that queries are resolved quickly and payment runs are executed without disruption to the business.
• Contribute to a cleaner, more efficient month-end close process by ensuring transactional activity is completed accurately and on time, reducing the burden on the wider finance team.
• Identify and implement incremental improvements to operational finance processes, helping the team work smarter as transaction volumes grow.
• Develop a strong understanding of the business’s finance processes, supplier base and operational requirements to support the wider finance team effectively.

• The purchase ledger is accurately maintained, with invoices processed, coded correctly and reconciled to supplier statements on a timely basis, and payment runs executed without errors or late payments.
• The sales ledger is kept up to date, with receipts allocated promptly, customer accounts reconciled regularly and any discrepancies escalated and resolved quickly.
• Bank reconciliations are completed to a consistent schedule, with any unreconciled items investigated and cleared without prompting.
• Expense management runs smoothly: submissions are reviewed against policy, coded accurately and reimbursed within agreed timescales.
• Month-end support is delivered reliably, with accruals and prepayments prepared accurately and deadlines met without the need for last-minute intervention.
• Colleagues across the business describe you as responsive, dependable and easy to work with: someone who sorts things out.
• You have brought at least one meaningful process improvement to the team within your first twelve months.

• Process supplier invoices accurately and in a timely manner, matching to purchase orders and obtaining appropriate approvals.
• Reconcile supplier…