detail-focused Finance Assistant

Optirank; Leicester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in precision instruments is seeking a Finance Assistant in Leicester. The successful candidate will manage employee expenses, assist with audit processes, support credit control, and contribute to various finance projects. Ideal candidates are AAT qualified, proficient in advanced Excel techniques, and possess excellent communication and collaboration skills. This role offers a supportive working environment with a strong work-life balance.

Benefits

25 days' annual leave plus Bank Holidays

Buy or sell additional leave days

Healthcare and Employee Assistance Program

Trustee-based pension scheme

Team-building and charity events

Agile and flexible working arrangements

Family-friendly policies

Qualifications

• AAT Qualified with solid technical and functional expertise.
• Proficient in advanced Excel techniques.
• Strong team player with excellent collaboration skills.
• Confident communicator, skilled at building and maintaining business relationships.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily employee expenses, ensuring policy compliance and accuracy.
• Assist with credit control and customer disputes.
• Support the Financial Reporting Manager with audits.
• Carry out due diligence for new customer onboarding.
• Collaborate on month-end reporting.
• Contribute to ad-hoc finance projects.
• Address internal and external queries.
• Provide assistance with changing priorities.

Skills

AAT Qualified

Advanced Excel Techniques

Collaboration Skills

Communication Skills

Job description

Join Our Finance Team!

Are you organised, analytical, and motivated to develop your career in finance? We are looking for a proactive and detail-focused Finance Assistant to join our dynamic team. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in supporting our financial operations while ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and compliance across a variety of processes.

In This Role, You Will

• Manage daily employee expenses, ensuring policy compliance and accuracy.
• Assist with credit control and help resolve customer disputes with both local and global finance teams.
• Support the Financial Reporting Manager with audit processes.
• Carry out due diligence for new customer onboarding.
• Collaborate on month‑end reporting to ensure deadlines are met.
• Contribute to ad‑hoc projects and drive improvements to finance‑related business processes.
• Address internal and external queries with effective, timely solutions.
• Respond positively to changing priorities and provide assistance when required.
• Utilise company systems effectively to complete tasks accurately and on time.

What You Need to Succeed

• AAT Qualified with solid technical and functional expertise.
• Proficient in advanced Excel techniques.
• Strong team player with excellent collaboration skills.
• Confident communicator, skilled at building and maintaining business relationships.

Our Offer to You

• Strong work‑life balance with 25 days' annual leave plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 29 days.
• Option to buy or sell up to 5 additional leave days.
• Employee health and wellbeing focus, including BUPA healthcare and Employee Assistance Program.
• Trustee‑based pension scheme and life assurance at four times salary.
• Fun, inclusive culture with team‑building and charity events.
• Agile and flexible working arrangements.
• Family‑friendly policies and flexible patterns.
• Culture fostering creativity, autonomy, and success.
• Commitment to learning and career progression.

About Mettler‑Toledo

METTLER TOLEDO is a global leader in precision instruments and services. We are renowned for innovation and quality across laboratory, process analytics, industrial, product inspection, and retailing applications. Our sales and service network is one of the most extensive in the industry. Our products are sold in more than 140 countries, and we have a direct presence in approximately 40 countries. For more information, please visit www.mt.com.

Equal Opportunity Employment

We promote equal opportunity worldwide and value diversity in our global workforce, which reflects the diversity in the many countries in which we operate internationally. Our commitment to Equal Opportunity and Diversity begins with our recruitment and selection process. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application or interview process. If you consider yourself to have a disability or learning difficulty which means you are unable to complete the application process online, please get in touch by email to make alternative arrangements. For more information on our commitment to Sustainability, Diversity, and Equal Opportunity please visit us here.

Job Reference

20756

Preferred Location

Leicester

Job Type

Full‑time

Legal Entity

Mettler‑Toledo Ltd.
64 Boston Road, Beaumont Leys Leicester, LE4 1AW United Kingdom

Contact

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