Finance Assistant

Activate Group; Halifax; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic finance company in Halifax is on the lookout for a Finance Assistant to join their expanding team. The role involves processing invoices, reconciling supplier statements, and providing excellent customer service. Candidates should possess strong communication skills and a desire for growth. The company offers competitive benefits, including generous holiday, health cash plans, and an environment focused on employee well-being.

Benefits

33 days holiday (including bank holidays)

Personal health cash plan

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption pay

Life assurance

Free breakfasts and fruit

Birthday surprise

Qualifications

• Preferred AAT studier; excellent customer service skills are crucial.
• Ability to manage calls efficiently and handle multiple tasks.
• Maths and English GCSE at grade C/4 or above are essential.

Responsibilities

• Process and review a high volume of supplier invoices.
• Accurately reconcile supplier statements for month-end closing.
• Investigate supplier queries across the business.
• Assist with supplier payment runs and general administration.

Skills

AAT Studier

Excellent customer service skills

Ability to handle inbound and outbound calls

Excellent communication skills

Ability to manage own time and workload

Maths and English GCSE at grade C/4 or above

Job description

Job title:

Finance Assistant

Department:

Finance

Location:

Halifax

Hours:

37.5 hours per week

Salary:

Competitive

We’re looking for a Finance Assistant to be part of our success story.

Listed in the 2022 Sunday Times 100: Britain’s fastest-growing private companies.
Great career development opportunities – grow with us.

About the role

Supporting the finance team with collecting and recording financial information, including general administration tasks, processing supplier invoices, statement reconciliations, assisting with payment runs, chasing supplier invoices and ensuring all payments are received and allocated accordingly.

Key responsibilities

• Accurate processing and reviewing of a high volume of supplier invoices within payment terms.
• Reconciling supplier statements – accurately reconciling payments and invoices for suppliers to ensure the month end process runs as smoothly as possible. A high number of statements must be fully reconciled at month end.
• Investigating supplier queries and queries from multiple sites within the business.
• Chasing supplier invoices and credit notes timely and effectively.
• Assisting the finance team with customer enquiries.
• Assisting with supplier payment runs.
• General Administration duties.
• Answering phone calls and dealing with enquiries effectively.

Skills and experience

• AAT Studier (Preferred)
  
• Excellent customer service skills
  
• Ability to handle inbound and outbound calls daily
  
• Excellent communication skills
  
• Ability to manage own time and workload
  
• Maths and English GCSE at grade C/4 or above

Benefits

• 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• Personal health cash plan – claim back the cost of things like dentist and optical check ups
• Enhanced maternity / paternity / adoption / shared parental pay
• Life assurance: three times basic salary
• Free breakfasts and fruit
• Birthday surprise for everybody!

What you can expect from us

At Activate Group, looking after team members is a major priority. Whether you're at our smart Halifax or Peterborough offices, one of our AAR sites or working from home, we'll make sure you have all the support you need to succeed.

From benefits that put your health and wellbeing first, to impressive rewards for our employee of the month, and little perks like free fruit and cereal, we’ll go out of our way to show how much we appreciate you.

A bit about us

Named by the Sunday Times as one of the UK’s 100 fastest-growing private companies, we employ more than 700 team members nationwide.

We work with some of the UK's largest fleets and insurance companies, supporting drivers that have been involved in a road incident at our contact centres in Halifax and Peterborough.

We look after every step of the repair process, repairing vehicles at our own Activate Accident Repair body shops, and through a UK-wide network of independent repair partners.

Want to know what it’s like to work with us? Take a look at our purpose and values. They define who we are, and how we work with team members, customers and suppliers:

Purpose:

Make someone's bad day better

Values:

• Make it happen – Be accountable. Take the initiative, work fast, and do a great job.
• Strive for better – Be bold. Challenge the norm – make small improvements often.
• Win together – Be a team-player. Win together, learn together, respect each other.