Part time Finance Assistant

6 days ago

Peterborough, Peterborough, United Kingdom Sitewatch Group Full time £25,000 - £40,000 per year

Job Summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic and detail-focused
Finance Administrator
to join our small in-house team in Woodston on a part time basis of 18 hours a week (flexible to suit). This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working in a busy, hands-on environment and is keen to build their experience in finance and administration.

You will work closely with the Finance Manager and the operations team, supporting a wide range of finance tasks and helping to keep our processes running smoothly. If you have a proactive attitude, strong communication skills and excellent attention to detail, this is a fantastic opportunity to join a supportive and well-organised team.

Key Responsibilities

  • Managing the finance mailbox and responding to queries
  • Supplier statement reconciliation
  • Allocating remittances and receipts
  • Daily bank reconciliations
  • Chasing overdue customer payments in a professional manner
  • Assisting suppliers with queries
  • Preparing and supporting supplier payment runs
  • Supporting payroll tasks, with future scope to take ownership
  • Providing ad-hoc administrative support to managers as required

Skills, Experience & Qualifications

  • 1–2 years' experience in a finance or accounts assistant role
  • Strong understanding of basic accounting practices, including reconciliations and payables/receivables
  • Experience with bank reconciliations and financial inbox management
  • Previous experience processing supplier invoices, remittances and dealing with supplier/customer queries
  • Experience in credit control
  • Confident user of accounting software (e.g., Xero, Sage, QuickBooks)
  • Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel

Pre-Employment Checks

As part of our standard pre-employment process for finance roles, the successful candidate will undergo relevant background checks. These may include:

  • Identity and address verification
  • Employment history checks
  • Academic or professional qualification checks
  • A Basic DBS check
  • A soft credit check related to financial responsibilities (no automatic decisions are made)

All checks are carried out in line with UK employment law and data protection requirements.

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