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Senior Finance Assistant

United Kingdom, Altrincham Employment contract 28000.00 - 35000.00 GBP / Year · Job Posted June 29, 2026
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Senior Finance Assistant We are a growing finance team sitting at the group level, seeking a highly motivated and proactive Senior Finance Assistant to join our team. In this key role, you will be responsible for supporting the day-to-day financial operations and ensuring the accuracy and efficiency of our financial processes. The ideal candidate will take full ownership of their role and oversee 2-3 of our entities, demonstrate a strong work ethic, and possess a positive attitude toward continual process improvements. As a Senior Finance Assistant, you will play a vital role in maintaining smooth financial operations while working closely with the Finance Manager and the Chief Finance Officer to ensure timely and accurate reporting. You should be an organised, proactive, and detail-oriented individual who takes pride in their work and strives to contribute to the success of the finance department; knowing that everything we do in finance contributes to the company’s mission to provide the highest quality of care to the individuals we support. The right individual will have the opportunity to keep developing their skills within a fast-growing company, and progress to producing management accounts for their entities.

Job Responsibility

  • Sales Ledger: raising sales invoices, being a point of contact for customers, credit control
  • Purchase Ledger: raising PO's, processing purchase invoices, and producing monthly supplier payment runs
  • Bank reconciliations
  • Expenses & Credit Cards: Processing staff expense claims, communicating clearly with staff if they have queries, and processing company credit cards
  • VAT returns
  • Month End Close: Assist with month-end processes, journals, and intercompany reconciliations
  • Payroll: End to end processing of payroll, including FPS, submitting pension contributions and being the first point of contact for employee queries
  • Collaboration & Communication: Act as a point of contact for internal stakeholders, providing them with accurate and timely financial information. Maintain a positive and professional working relationship with both internal and external teams
  • Ownership: Take ownership of your entities, ensuring tasks are completed efficiently and accurately with minimal supervision. Be proactive in addressing issues and resolving challenges
  • Process Improvement: Continuously assess and implement improvements to financial processes and systems for greater efficiency as the business grows
  • Other ad hoc duties & reporting as required to support the finance team

Requirements

  • 3+ years’ experience in a similar role, with demonstrated ability to take ownership of it
  • Strong understanding of accounting principles
  • Experience with payroll desired
  • Experience of Xero advantageous
  • Proactive
  • Excellent communication
  • Continual improvement mindset

Nice to have

  • Experience with payroll
  • Experience of Xero

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