Finance Assistant

Employment type: Permanent
Salary: 28k/year - 32k/year

Location: Corby

Are you a hands-on Finance Assistant? Do you thrive in a varied and fast-paced role where you can make an impact?

We Do Group are on the hunt for someone detail-driven and proactive to join our client’s team, supporting the day-to-day finance operations across a group of dynamic businesses. You’ll be right at the heart of the finance function—managing ledgers, reconciling accounts, supporting payroll, and contributing to the month-end process. This is a great opportunity to work across multiple entities, each with its own personality and pace, while helping to drive improvements and streamline the way things are done.

You’ll thrive here if you enjoy variety, take pride in accuracy, and aren’t afraid to roll up your sleeves. From processing transactions and resolving invoice queries to preparing accruals and supporting management accounts, your attention to detail and initiative will be key. We’re looking for someone who’s confident juggling competing priorities, enjoys working collaboratively, and is excited by the opportunity to contribute to the bigger picture as the finance function strengthens and evolves.

WISH LIST

  • Solid transactional finance skillset
  • Experience in or desire to get involved in month end duties
  • Effective communicator with a positive attitude

THE ROLE

  • Manage and process all sales ledger and purchase ledger transactions
  • Payment runs, ensuring accuracy, control, and timely payments
  • Resolve invoice queries efficiently to maintain good relationships with suppliers and clients
  • Reconcile bank transactions
  • Monitor and reconcile card spend across the business to maintain transparency and control
  • Payroll and commission calculations
  • Manage and post accruals and prepayments, ensuring accuracy of month-end reporting
  • Support in the implementation and preparation of management accounts
  • Play a key role in strengthening finance operations and processes across the group, supporting collaboration, accuracy, and continuous improvement

YOUR PROFILE

  • Solid transactional finance foundation
  • Effective communicator - written & verbal
  • Good working knowledge of MS Excel
  • Month end experience advantageous, not essential
  • Professional studies (AAT/CIMA/ACCA) advantageous, not essential

SALARY & BENEFITS

  • £28,000 - £32,000
  • Hybrid working - 2 days in the office, 3 days from home
  • Flexible working - start/finish times to accommodate personal life
  • Private healthcare

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