Finance Assistant
| Posting date: | 19 November 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £28,000.00 to £30,000.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 November 2025 |
| Location: | Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, ML1 4WQ |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Search Consultancy LTD |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | Req/676039_1763574347 |
Summary
Finance Assistant
Airdrie
£28,000 - £30,000
Join a fast-paced, high-performing team as a Finance Assistant with a leading business. This is a busy, high-volume role where accuracy and strong time management are essential. You'll support the finance tasks, knowledge of VAT and CIS is a real advantage.
Hours:
- Monday-Thursday: 08:00-17:00
- Friday: 08:00-16:00
(39-hour week, 1-hour lunch)
Benefits:
- Free onsite lunch
- Private medical
- Life assurance
- Pension (5% employee / 3% employer)
- Vitality healthcare
- Career development
- 25 days' holiday + 8 bank holidays
Key Responsibilities
- Setting up new contracts, suppliers, subcontractors, and operatives in the COINS finance system
- Managing weekly subcontractor payments and completing IR35 checks
- Processing invoices, petty cash, and supplier credit applications
- Preparing retention releases and supporting supplier payment runs
- Handling credit control tasks, including inbox management and payment chasing when needed
- Completing reconciliations-credit cards, CIS, petty cash, and other monthly checks
- Supporting month-end processes and ensuring financial data is accurate and up to date
- Carrying out VAT checks for proforma payments
- Assisting with web expenses during holiday cover
- Providing general admin support across the team to keep everything running efficiently
About You
- Experience in a similar finance or admin role
- Strong communicator with excellent attention to detail
- Proactive with a strong work ethic
- Positive, team-focused attitude
- Comfortable in a high-volume, fast-paced environment
- Confident using Microsoft Word and Excel
Apply now
Contact Eilidh Smith
eilidh.smith@search.co.uk
07469 413145
Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age.