Finance Assistant
| Posting date: | 20 November 2025 |
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| 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 for a 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, rate of pay would be £33000 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 cove holidays
Any other ad hoc finance duties required by the Financial Controller
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