Finance Assistant
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Position Overview & Specifications
- Job Title: Finance Assistant
- Salary: Up to £30,000
- Job Type: 12-month FTC
- Location: Manchester
- Hours: 37.5 hour per week, Hybrid working
Agility is working on an exciting opportunity for a Finance Assistant to join a fast-growing energy company to contribute to the company’s business objectives by assisting with all aspects of the daily accounting for sales and purchase ledger and finance administration across the business.
This opportunity is working for a lead owner and manager of essential energy infrastructure assets, the purpose of the company is to accelerate the use of smarter energy for all.
The opportunity is within the Finance department and you will contribute effectively to the Groups Finance Team. This is a temporary fixed-term 12-month contract, working 37.5 hours per week Monday – Friday on a hybrid basis working from home, with travel to the Manchester and/or Wigan offices as and when required. The salary is to be discussed with the successful candidate circa £30,000 per annum, dependent on experience & qualifications.
What you will be doing:
- Purchase Ledger Invoice Processing
- Liaising with budget holders across multiple companies
- Supplier query investigation and resolution
- Payment processing
- Mid-month, month end and ad hoc
- Sales ledger cash allocation
- Resolution of unallocated cash
- Credit control and debt chasing
- Customer query investigation and resolution
- Production of weekly aged debt reports
- Assisting with month End management accounts preparation and reporting
- Bank reconciliation across multiple companies
- Payment practices reporting
- Assistant with VAT return reconciliations
About you:
- AAT qualified or equivalent, and ideally be Part CIMA qualified
- Minimum 2 ears experience of financial processing within a medium sized business.
- Be computer literate with high level of Excel proficiency
- Ideally have experience/knowledge of SAP Business One and Business Central
- Experience working within, or knowledge of the energy industry
- High attention to detail and numeric aptitude.
In return you will receive:
- 25 Days holiday + Bank Holidays and Birthday
- Competitive pension scheme
- Vitality Private Health Insurance & Rewards including Gym membership, cinema, nutritional advice, health checks, travel & more.
- Private Medical Insurance.
- Life Assurance 4 x annual salary.
- Business Travel Insurance.
- Employee Wellbeing Strategy including Team/Company Away Days, Charity Partnerships, and Company social activities.
- Discretionary bonus.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: Up to £30,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Flexitime
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Flexitime
Work Location: In person
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: General
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Finance Assistant roles across Agility Resourcing's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to General.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £30,000 - £30,000 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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