Interim Finance Assistant
| Posting date: | 22 May 2026 |
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| Salary: | £25,000 to £26,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 June 2026 |
| Location: | Morley, Yorkshire, LS27 |
| Company: | IPS Group Limited |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 59996158 |
Summary
Our client is seeking a Finance Assistant to support the day-to-day operations of the finance function on a 6-month contract basis. The successful candidate will assist with banking, reconciliations, invoicing, payment allocation, and month-end processes while working closely with internal departments and external customers.
Key Responsibilities
- Downloading and distributing bank statements to relevant teams
- Identifying incoming payments and liaising with internal departments and customers to resolve unidentifiable receipts and request payment breakdowns
- Posting customer receipts onto internal finance systems
- Working with internal finance teams to resolve payment queries and unallocated payments
- Completing daily and weekly bank reconciliations
- Processing internal journals, reversals, and transfers
- Managing the remittance advice email inbox/group
- Completing weekly banking processes
- Raising invoices for external bodies across two finance systems
- Supporting month-end finance responsibilities and reporting tasks
- Maintaining accurate financial records and ensuring compliance with internal procedures
- Assisting the wider finance team with ad hoc administrative and finance duties as required
Skills & Experience Required
- Previous experience in a finance assistant, accounts assistant, or similar finance administration role
- Good understanding of bank reconciliations and payment allocations
- Strong attention to detail and high level of accuracy
- Excellent organisational and communication skills
- Ability to work independently and manage workload effectively
- Experience using finance systems and Microsoft Excel
- Ability to investigate and resolve payment queries efficiently
- Professional and collaborative approach when working with internal and external stakeholders
Key Responsibilities
- Downloading and distributing bank statements to relevant teams
- Identifying incoming payments and liaising with internal departments and customers to resolve unidentifiable receipts and request payment breakdowns
- Posting customer receipts onto internal finance systems
- Working with internal finance teams to resolve payment queries and unallocated payments
- Completing daily and weekly bank reconciliations
- Processing internal journals, reversals, and transfers
- Managing the remittance advice email inbox/group
- Completing weekly banking processes
- Raising invoices for external bodies across two finance systems
- Supporting month-end finance responsibilities and reporting tasks
- Maintaining accurate financial records and ensuring compliance with internal procedures
- Assisting the wider finance team with ad hoc administrative and finance duties as required
Skills & Experience Required
- Previous experience in a finance assistant, accounts assistant, or similar finance administration role
- Good understanding of bank reconciliations and payment allocations
- Strong attention to detail and high level of accuracy
- Excellent organisational and communication skills
- Ability to work independently and manage workload effectively
- Experience using finance systems and Microsoft Excel
- Ability to investigate and resolve payment queries efficiently
- Professional and collaborative approach when working with internal and external stakeholders
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