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Finance Assistant

  • Location: Huddersfield
  • Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum
  • Job Type:Permanent

Posted 8 months ago

  • Sector: Finance, Transactional Finance
  • Contact: Leeds Accounts
  • Contact Email: leeds@sharpconsultancy.com
  • Expiry Date: 15 December 2023
  • Job Ref: LCO98765_1700066746

Working as part a of a member of a growing finance team based in the Huddersfield area you will support the Finance Manager in covering all aspects of transactional finance as and when needed making this a very varied position.

Some of the main duties and responsibilities include:

* Responsible for a portfolio of companies management accounts
* Purchase Ledger
* Checking, processing and paying employee expenses
* Intercompany recharges
* Processing sales and cost journals and reconciling GP reports
* Quarterly VAT returns
* Monthly payroll using Sage Payroll
* Creating and processing journals including accruals and prepayments
* Undertaking commercial analysis
* Processing timesheets and producing analysis reports
* Chasing overdue accounts by telephone, email etc
* Dealing with customer queries and taking payment over the phone
* Working in various departments within the finance function where needed
* Reporting to the senior leadership team

Personal Qualities:

* A highly motivated individual to join the finance team, who can demonstrate the ability to build good working relationships with staff across the company.
* Experience of working in a business to customer environment
* Excellent Excel skills along with Sage & Sage Payroll advantageous.
* Strong written English and a confident telephone manner
* Strong organisational skills and previous experience of working in a busy finance environment.
* Must thrive in an environment driven by tight deadlines and the ability to deliver results.
* Must have an appetite for ownership of issues and accountability for results
* The flexibility and adaptability to work in other areas of the finance team.

Immediate interviews are available for suitable candidates with the desire to progress their career in finance.

This is a position that is being shortlisted very quickly due to the client wanting to make a swift appointment, with that in mind if you are interested and have the relevant experience apply now.


Sharp Consultancy is a finance and accountancy recruitment specialist assisting accounting and finance divisions of businesses in the Yorkshire and Derbyshire area. With over 25 years' experience we pride ourselves on sourcing excellent finance professionals across all divisions of an accounts function, from finance administrators through to senior Finance Director appointments. Please visit our website www.sharpconsultancy.com for more information on accountancy jobs or accountancy recruitment; finance jobs or finance recruitment.

Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction. To apply please send your CV to the e-mail address stated, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore if we have not responded to your application within seven days please note that on this occasion your application has not been successful.