Finance Assistant

Mechanica Utilities Ltd; Dover; On-site; GBP 22,000 - GBP 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing engineering company is seeking a Finance Assistant to join their team in Dover. This full-time position involves assisting in financial management, processing invoices, and participating in month-end reporting. Candidates with strong organizational skills and a background in finance are preferred. The role offers a supportive team environment, stable hours, and a commitment to training and development.

Benefits

Stable role in a growing business

Supportive team environment

Training provided

Qualifications

• Experience in finance or accounting roles preferred.
• Ability to process invoices and basic financial reports.
• Good organizational skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Process supplier invoices and credit notes within the job costing system.
• Raise customer invoices and credit notes in accounts software.
• Assist with month-end duties and produce reports on job costing system.

Skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Financial software proficiency

Tools

Job costing system

Accounts software

Job description

Due to our continued growth Mechanica Utilities Ltd are pleased to advertise this exciting opportunity as a Finance Assistant,working from our Dover HQ.

This is a key role responsible for assisting the Finance Manager and Head of Finance in all aspects of our financial management and reporting.

Location: Dover, Kent (HQ-based)
Hours: Full Time – Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm

Key Responsibilities

These will include but are not limited to the following:

• Processing supplier invoices and credit notes within job costing system and on accounts software
• Raising customer invoices and credit notes within job costing system and on accounts software
• Entering timesheet hours on to job costing system and payroll sheet (when required / cover for HR Assistant)
• Assisting with typing up purchase orders in job costing system (when required / cover for Planning Co-ordinator)

Processing online bank payments to suppliers and staff reimbursements

Importing online bank transactions into our accounts software and categorise the revenue and expenditure

Assisting with month end duties, which include producing reports on job costing system, issuing customer statements and reconciling supplier statements within the account’s software

Type up expense claims into spreadsheets and book costs to job costing system, where relevant

Administration of the CIS spreadsheet

Support with any general day to day administration and help in periods of annual leave, which will include creating new suppliers and customers within job costing system and accounts software and assist with the completion of any necessary paperwork

What We Offer

• Monday to Friday working hours (no weekends)
• Stable role within a growing engineering business
• Supportive team environment with training provided

If you are a well organised individual who enjoys finance and working as part of a professional team, we would love to hear from you.