Job Description
Finance Assistant
Coventry – Binley Industrial Estate
Full-time | Permanent | Office-based
Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week
Macildowie are working with a well-established business based in Coventry to recruit a Finance Assistant.
This is a varied role that would suit someone with previous accounts or bookkeeping experience who enjoys being involved in the wider day-to-day running of an office. You’ll be supporting the Finance Manager with core finance duties while also helping with general office administration.
What you’ll be doing:
- Processing supplier invoices and payments
- Raising customer invoices and allocating payments
- Maintaining purchase and sales ledgers
- Carrying out bank reconciliations, supplier statement reconciliations and petty cash checks
- Supporting credit control and chasing overdue payments
- Inputting financial data accurately onto the system
- Assisting with monthly accounts preparation, VAT returns and year-end reporting
- Responding to finance-related queries by phone and email
Alongside the finance side of the role, you’ll also support with general office administration, including:
- Managing the main office phone line
- Handling incoming post
- Keeping physical and digital files organised
- Ordering office supplies and stationery
- Liaising with external suppliers when needed
What we’re looking for:
- Previous experience in a finance assistant, accounts assistant, bookkeeping or similar role
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
- Strong attention to detail
- Organised and able to manage a busy workload
- Confident communicator with a professional approach
Experience using Orderwise would be helpful, but it’s not essential.
What’s on offer:
- Competitive salary
- 25 days holiday
- Monday to Friday working hours
- Stable, growing business
- Friendly team environment
If you're looking for a hands-on finance role with plenty of variety, we'd love to hear from you.
