Finance Assistant

Finance Assistant
Location: South Leicestershire
Salary: £28,000 – £32,000
Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent

Our client, a successful and well-established SME, is looking for an experienced Finance Assistant to join their finance team. This role offers a great opportunity to handle both payroll and sales ledger functions in a friendly and supportive environment.

As the Finance Assistant, you will manage two weekly payrolls (for under 100 employees across two companies), ensuring accurate processing of timesheets, running payroll reports, and handling payments. You will also manage the sales ledger for three companies, performing credit control duties and addressing sales invoice queries. You’ll play a crucial role in maintaining the accuracy of financial records, ensuring aged debtors are up to date, and processing payments efficiently. Additionally, you will take on some HR administrative tasks as needed.

• Manage the weekly payroll for two companies, including timesheet calculations, updating Sage Payroll, running reports, and processing bank payments.
• Upload pension scheme contributions to the provider on a weekly basis.
• Handle the sales ledger across three entities, raising invoices via QuickBooks, uploading sales invoices from the CRM, and posting sales receipts.
• Issue monthly customer statements and handle queries related to sales invoices.
• Maintain aged debtor reports, ensuring all transactions are correctly allocated.
• Perform credit control duties for three companies, ensuring timely payment collections and maintaining customer relationships.

We are looking for a proactive and organised Finance Assistant who enjoys working in a dynamic and collaborative environment. You should have experience in payroll processing and sales ledger management, as well as a strong understanding of finance systems such as Sage Payroll and QuickBooks. If you’re seeking a stable, long-term role within a close-knit team, this opportunity could be ideal for you.

• Proven experience in end-to-end payroll processing, including pension uploads.
• Familiarity with credit control and sales ledger management for multiple entities.
• Strong competency with finance systems, particularly Sage Payroll and QuickBooks.
• Ability to work efficiently in a busy environment and handle multiple tasks.

This full-time, permanent role offers a salary of £28,000 – £32,000, depending on experience. You’ll be joining a well-established business with a friendly team, low staff turnover, and free on-site parking. This is an office-based position with the opportunity to make a real impact on the business’s finance operations.

If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, apply now to take the next step in your finance career!