Finance Assistant in Stoke-on-trent, Staffordshire

Finance Assistant

Location: Festival Park

Hours: Monday to Wednesday (21 hours per week)

Salary: £15.38 per hour

Duration: Temporary contract (Up to 3 months)

The Role:

We are working on behalf of a well-established client who is seeking a skilled and detail-focused individual to support their finance team with both purchase and sales ledger responsibilities. The successful candidate will work closely with internal systems and stakeholders to ensure the accurate processing and reconciliation of financial data, playing a key role in maintaining smooth integration between platforms, supporting month-end tasks, and contributing to overall operational efficiency and financial accuracy.

Main duties:

• Raise invoices in RM and ensure successful integration into Xero
• Process renewals in RM
• Manage accruals and prepayments monthly
• Generate debtor reports and chase overdue payments
• Create and send email reminders and statements to overdue accounts
• Reconcile balance sheet control accounts monthly
• Review nominal code entries weekly to ensure appropriate coding
• Check and clear suspense account entries daily
• Produce basic cashflow forecasts, including direct debits and regular monthly outgoings
• Process and reconcile project-related payments
• Perform monthly checks on VAT codes for compliance and accuracy
• Reconcile RM and Xero debtor balances weekly
• Support P11D reporting as part of payroll processes
• Produce financial reports, KPIs, and dashboards
• Assist with internal audits, including ISO documentation via Xero
• Manage deferred income schedules and journals
• Update and review budgets in Xero as required
• Assist with month-end close tasks and processes

Experience:

• Must have a minium of 1 year of experience in using the system Xero
• Pays close attention to detail
• Demonstrated history of consistently delivering exceptional service, supported by excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Reliable, highly organised, and detail-focused, with a strong commitment to accuracy and precision in all tasks
• Proactive and adaptable, with a solution-oriented mindset and a collaborative, positive approach to teamwork and challenges

Interested? Call Maria on 01782 712230 or email MariaP@kpir.co.uk

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