Finance Assistant
| Posting date: | 06 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £28,000 to £30,000 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Excellent Benefits Package Offered! |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 March 2026 |
| Location: | Whitfield, Midlands, HR2 9BA |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Meridian Business Support |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 59133904 |
Summary
Are you an organised, detail‑driven finance professional looking to grow your career? We are recruiting for a proactive Finance Assistant to join this friendly, supportive Accounts Servicing Team within a well‑established rural property management business working across Herefordshire, Shropshire, surrounding counties and Wales. This is a permanent role offering a salary of £28-30k based on experience, working Monday to Friday 9am-5pm (37.5 hours per week) based in their Hereford office on a beautiful client site near Kingstone.
This is a fantastic opportunity to build your own portfolio of clients and gain valuable experience across a wide range of finance processes. If you’re AAT qualified (or working towards it) and looking for a role with real responsibility and variety, we’d love to hear from you.
As a Finance Assistant, you’ll manage your own client portfolio while working collaboratively within a strong accounts team. Your responsibilities will include:
- Managing client sales ledgers, including monthly rent demands, receipting payments and monitoring aged debtors
- Maintaining purchase ledgers, including invoice processing, preparing BACS payments and monitoring aged creditors
- Completing monthly bank reconciliations
- Preparing VAT returns, including Partial Exemption calculations
- Producing monthly management reports, client statements and cashflow analysis
- Preparing annual accounts information to share with clients’ accountants
We are really keen to hear from applicants with the following skills and experience:
- AAT qualified ideally (or actively working towards qualification)
- Strong understanding of VAT and experience with VAT return submission preferred
- Exceptional accuracy, attention to detail and record‑keeping
- Competent IT user – especially Excel, Word and Outlook, with previous knowledge of accounting software
- Willingness to learn new in-house systems
- Committed to handling clients' financial affairs with absolute confidentiality
- It is essential you have your own transport due to the location of the office
Benefits Offered:
- 25 days annual leave, plus public holidays
- Additional paid leave between Christmas and New Year
- Free on-site parking
- Subsidised travel when working from another office
- Subsidised training and career development opportunities
- A welcoming team environment in a well‑established, reputable business
Please Apply Today! If you’re looking for a rewarding finance role with real variety, a supportive team and opportunities to grow, we’d love to hear from you.
Take the next step in your finance career—apply now.
Meridian Business Support is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this vacancy.
This is a fantastic opportunity to build your own portfolio of clients and gain valuable experience across a wide range of finance processes. If you’re AAT qualified (or working towards it) and looking for a role with real responsibility and variety, we’d love to hear from you.
As a Finance Assistant, you’ll manage your own client portfolio while working collaboratively within a strong accounts team. Your responsibilities will include:
- Managing client sales ledgers, including monthly rent demands, receipting payments and monitoring aged debtors
- Maintaining purchase ledgers, including invoice processing, preparing BACS payments and monitoring aged creditors
- Completing monthly bank reconciliations
- Preparing VAT returns, including Partial Exemption calculations
- Producing monthly management reports, client statements and cashflow analysis
- Preparing annual accounts information to share with clients’ accountants
We are really keen to hear from applicants with the following skills and experience:
- AAT qualified ideally (or actively working towards qualification)
- Strong understanding of VAT and experience with VAT return submission preferred
- Exceptional accuracy, attention to detail and record‑keeping
- Competent IT user – especially Excel, Word and Outlook, with previous knowledge of accounting software
- Willingness to learn new in-house systems
- Committed to handling clients' financial affairs with absolute confidentiality
- It is essential you have your own transport due to the location of the office
Benefits Offered:
- 25 days annual leave, plus public holidays
- Additional paid leave between Christmas and New Year
- Free on-site parking
- Subsidised travel when working from another office
- Subsidised training and career development opportunities
- A welcoming team environment in a well‑established, reputable business
Please Apply Today! If you’re looking for a rewarding finance role with real variety, a supportive team and opportunities to grow, we’d love to hear from you.
Take the next step in your finance career—apply now.
Meridian Business Support is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this vacancy.
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