The Opportunity
Nigel Wright are delighted to be working with our client as they look to recruit a Finance Assistant. This is a fantastic role for an experienced individual looking to work in a fast-paced environment with the opportunity to work across different projects alongside day-to-day Accounts responsibilities. 

This is a Permanent, full time position based at their office in Northumberland, working 9am - 5pm. 

Key Responsibilities
You will be supporting the group finance department with responsibilities including - 

• Reconcile internal sales ledgers to invoice finance provider ledgers and investigate any discrepancies
• Cash allocation and credit control support
• Set up customer and supplier accounts
• Processing supplier invoices including matching and agreement to PO & goods receipt
• Supplier statement reconciliations
• Dealing externally and internally with any invoice disputes
• Management, posting and reconciliation of all employee expenses and credit cards
• Posting and reconciling daily all group companies’ bank accounts
• Production of a variety of internal reports for further analysis
• Reconciliation of balance sheet accounts to support the timely completion of the monthly management information packs.
• Provide cover and support for the week-to-week payroll processes including all ad hoc internal reporting.
• Management of generic accounts Inboxes
• Dealing with customer/supplier queries
• Assisting with Payroll when required
• Escalation of issues where necessary to the wider finance team

About you

• Minimum 3 years’ experience working in a fast paced finance role
• Ideally will hold a suitable accounting / bookkeeping qualification (i.e. AAT)
• Experience using SAGE 50 Accounts / SAGE 50 Payroll
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, in particular Outlook and Excel. Data analysis using pivot tables and Vlookup’s etc. would be advantageous
• Have excellent analytical and numerical skills.

Next Steps
If you are interested in this position, please apply online or email your CV to