Finance Assistant
| Posting date: | 21 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | £25,000 to £30,000 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Excellent Benefits |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 December 2025 |
| Location: | Harrogate, Yorkshire, HG1 |
| Company: | IPS Group Limited |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 58546438 |
Summary
Our client is seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Finance Assistant to support the day-to-day financial operations of the business. The ideal candidate will have experience using Sage 50 and strong administrative and organisational skills.
Key Responsibilities of Finance Assistant:
- Process purchase invoices, sales invoices and expense claims
- Reconcile supplier statements and resolve invoice queries
- Maintain accurate financial records using Sage 50
- Assist with bank reconciliations and month-end reporting
- Support credit control and customer payment allocation
- Prepare and process payment runs
- Assist with budgeting and financial analysis tasks as required
- General finance and administrative support to the Accounts team
Skills & Experience
- Previous experience in a similar finance or accounts role
- Proficient in Sage 50 (essential)
- Strong numeracy and attention to detail
- Ability to work to deadlines and manage workload effectively
- Good Excel and IT skills
- Excellent communication and problem-solving ability
Key Responsibilities of Finance Assistant:
- Process purchase invoices, sales invoices and expense claims
- Reconcile supplier statements and resolve invoice queries
- Maintain accurate financial records using Sage 50
- Assist with bank reconciliations and month-end reporting
- Support credit control and customer payment allocation
- Prepare and process payment runs
- Assist with budgeting and financial analysis tasks as required
- General finance and administrative support to the Accounts team
Skills & Experience
- Previous experience in a similar finance or accounts role
- Proficient in Sage 50 (essential)
- Strong numeracy and attention to detail
- Ability to work to deadlines and manage workload effectively
- Good Excel and IT skills
- Excellent communication and problem-solving ability
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