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Finance Assistant

Job details
Posting date: 20 November 2025
Salary: £33,000 per year, pro rata
Hours: Part time
Closing date: 20 December 2025
Location: Nelson, Lancashire
Remote working: On-site only
Company: Ace Personnel Recruitment
Job type: Permanent
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Summary

Finance Assistant required in NELSON
PERMANENT part-time position.

Hours of work will be either 5 hours per day Monday to Friday
or
6 hours per day Monday to Thursday,
Hourly rate of pay would be £33,000 pro rata.

The role is to assist the Financial Controller in maintaining the sales, purchase and nominal ledgers in managing cashflow of the business and in the preparation of the monthly accounts. And to support the weekly and monthly payrolls.

Responsibilities
Processing purchase invoices to the ledger, checking detail and matching GRM's.
Preparing suggested payment runs and accurately allocating payments from the bank to the ledger.
Making payments under approval for the Financial Controller.
Reconciling supplier accounts, resolving issues as necessary and maintaining an accurate ledger.
Uploading sales invoices to the sales ledger.
Posting receipts from the bank to the ledger.
Reconciling customer accounts to statements, resolving issues and maintaining an accurate ledger.
Responding to information requests from the invoice factoring provider.
Chasing overdue customer accounts and resolving queries with the Financial Controller and the Sales Team as necessary.
Reconciling bank statements.
Processing and checking expense claims.
Supporting the weekly payroll when required to cover holidays.
Any other ad hoc finance duties required by the Financial Controller

ESSENTIAL Skills and Knowledge:
Experience using Xero accounting software
Experience managing currency conversions
Awareness and knowledge of EU VAT codes
Prior knowledge of processing payroll
AAT Level 1 or 2 or equivalent

To apply please send your cv by email to: nelson@ace-personnel.co.uk

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