Finance Assistant

Sewell Wallis is pleased to be recruiting on behalf of a fantastic organisation based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, which is looking for an experienced Finance Assistant to join their established finance team.

Reporting directly to the Finance Manager, this is a brilliant opportunity for an experienced Finance Assistant to develop within a thriving business that offers long-term progression and the scope to shape the role. Accounts Payable experience is essential, alongside an analytical, solutions-focused approach, as you will be dealing with high-value queries and management reporting.

What will you be doing?

• Managing, processing and resolving invoice queries.
• Acting as the first point of contact for suppliers regarding invoicing and payment queries.
• Overseeing invoice management, including monitoring approval queues and liaising with Finance to ensure correct coding on manually submitted invoices.
• Accurately processing large volumes of invoices across multiple entities and currencies.
• Reconciling supplier statements and investigating discrepancies through to resolution.
• Reducing debit balances and maintaining up-to-date ledgers.
• Supporting and maintaining accounting processes and controls.

What skills are we looking for?

• A minimum of 2 years' experience in Accounts Payable, accounting or finance within an office environment, with a solid understanding of accounting systems.
• Strong attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
• Experience working in a high-volume processing role.
• Good analytical skills with intermediate Excel knowledge.
• Previous experience working within finance and audit regulations would be highly advantageous.

What's on offer?

• Free on-site parking.
• The opportunity to join an industry-leading business.
• Excellent long-term career progression prospects.

If you are interested, please apply below or contact Suliman Mahmood for more information.

To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.