Finance Assistant (Payroll and Credit Control)

The Grounds Care Group; Leatherhead; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A respected grounds maintenance company in Leatherhead is seeking a detail-oriented Finance Assistant to join their finance team. The role involves managing payroll for up to 80 employees and overseeing credit control processes. The ideal candidate will have experience in finance, payroll, or credit control, and will thrive in a fast-paced office environment. Enjoy benefits such as additional annual leave on your birthday and learning opportunities within a growing organization.

Benefits

Additional Annual Leave on your Birthday

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Learning & Development Opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in Finance, payroll, or credit control.
• Ability to manage payroll for 80 team members.
• Experience in processing financial records and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Manage the input and delivery of monthly payroll.
• Collect payments and reduce aged debts.
• Monitor customer accounts and ensure timely payment of invoices.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Experience in payroll

Experience in credit control

Job description

Finance Assistant (Payroll and Credit Control)

Leatherhead, United Kingdom | Posted on 11/12/2025

Finance Assistant (Payroll and Credit Control)

Grounds Care Group, one of the most respected Grounds Maintenance and landscaping companies in the South East of England. We specialise in Grounds Maintenance, Japanese Knotweed Management, Gritting and winter management. If you want to belong to a team that does that well every day, we are a great fit for you!

If you have experience working in Finance, payroll or credit control– this role will be a great choice!

We are looking for a detail-oriented and proactive Finance Assistant to join our office-based finance team. This dual-function role is ideal for someone who enjoys working with numbers, has excellent organisational skills, and thrives in a fast-paced environment.

You will love it here if you:

• Want to make a positive contribution to our thriving business
• Can work both independently as well as part of a team
• Have a commitment to integrity – doing the right thing even when no one is watching

You’ll love coming to work every day if you get, want, and have the capacity to:

• Manage the input and delivery of our monthly payroll
• Manage the Credit Control, collect payments and reduce aged debts
• Demonstrate high levels of expertise and attention to detail

You’ll have success here if you value clear processes and feel qualified to do the following things:

• Process monthly payroll for up to 80 team members
• Maintain payroll records and ensure compliance
• Monitor customer accounts and ensure timely payment of invoices
• Allocate payments and reconcile customer accounts
• Run and reconcile weekly, monthly and year end reports

Benefits include:

• Monday to Friday (working week)
• Additional Annual Leave on your Birthday
• Employee Assistant Programme (EAP)
• Part of a Growing and Developing Organisation
• Learning & Development Opportunities

If you are looking for a new challenge in a fast-paced environment, have previous payroll and finance experience, we’d love to hear from you!