Finance Assistant

Finance Assistant

About the Position

We are recruiting for a Finance Assistant to join a busy and growing organisation. This is a varied role supporting the day-to-day running of the finance function, offering exposure across accounts administration, reconciliations, payroll support, reporting, and general financial operations.

The successful candidate will be a motivated and organised individual who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and can build effective relationships across the business.

Responsibilities

• Processing supplier invoices and ensuring accurate coding of financial transactions.
• Raising customer invoices and assisting with account queries.
• Maintaining accurate finance records and supporting data integrity across systems.
• Carrying out bank reconciliations and investigating discrepancies.
• Assisting with credit control and cash allocation activities.
• Supporting month-end processes, including journal preparation and reporting.
• Assisting with payroll administration and pension-related tasks.
• Monitoring outstanding balances and liaising with internal stakeholders where required.
• Preparing financial information and reports for management review.
• Providing administrative support to the finance team and wider business.
• Identifying opportunities to improve processes and increase efficiency.
• Supporting compliance with company policies and financial procedures.

Experience & Skills Required

• Previous experience within a finance, accounts, or bookkeeping environment.
• Good understanding of transactional accounting processes.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to prioritise workload and manage deadlines effectively.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Positive, proactive approach with a willingness to learn.

Desirable

• Exposure to payroll or pension administration.
• Experience working within an SME environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary based on experience.

Supportive and friendly working culture.

Diverse role with exposure across multiple areas of finance.

Location: Horsham, Office Based, Must be a driver
Salary: up to £35,000

This is only one of many vacancies we are handling. Alexander Lloyd is the leading recruiter across a range of roles within the Finance and Accountancy space. From part to fully qualified accountants within Financial Reporting, Management Accounts, FP&A, commercial finance up to Director level throughout Surrey, Sussex, London & Kent.

Due to the high amount of interest that we receive for each of our roles unfortunately we cannot respond to each application individually, therefore if you do not hear back from one of our consultants you have not been shortlisted for this role. Please continue to check our website www.alexanderlloyd.co.uk for any other roles which may be of interest.