Finance Assistant
Job Description
We are currently looking for an Finance Assistant to join our Cashbook team within our Finance department at our Headquarters in Steeton (West Yorkshire, UK)
The purpose of the role is to ensure that all payments and receipts are posted quickly, efficiently and at the highest levels of accuracy
Salary: £25,000 (subject to experience)
Standard Hours: 37.5 hours a week
Why join Acorn?
- Comprehensive induction and training
- Investors in People accredited employer
- Healthcare and pension schemes
- Free on-site parking & great transport links to Leeds, Bradford & Skipton
- Subsidised on-site canteen
- Cycle to work scheme
- Gym membership discounts
- Company events
- Monthly reward scheme – Acorn Achievers
- Refer-a-friend bonus – earn up to £100!
Must be able to display the Acorn Values
OUR VALUES
?Quality of the products we make and sell and the service we provide
?Unity Working together as one team
?Integrity Acting responsibly and honestly to deliver on our promises
?Caring About our customers, each other and the wider community
?Ambition Taking Pride in all we do and striving to improve
We Recognise Your Efforts
Acorn Achievers: Monthly awards scheme with £100 vouchers for winners and £50 vouchers for runners-up.
Recommend a Friend: Earn up to £100 if your referral joins Acorn.
Please, apply now if you want to be considered for this role.
All recruitment communications will come solely from our internal Recruitment Team at Acorn Stairlifts.
Please note: this position may close early if we receive a high volume of qualified applications. To ensure ample consideration, please submit your application as soon as possible.
The Ideal Candidate
Key Performance Indicators:
- Month end deadlines
- Key transactions processed within 3 working days
Skills and Experience:
- Proven experience working in a finance or accounting role
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy in data entry
- Experience of SAP ideal but not essential as full training is given
- Ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Key Responsibilities
- Processing payments & receipts for the group of companies across several countries and in a number of currencies, including: banking cash and cheques, supplier payments ,customer refunds and reward vouchers, Direct Debit collections
- Processing expenses claims
- Reconciliation and coding of Credit Card returns
- Reconciling bank statements
- General administrative work such as filing, scanning, telephone calls and emails
- Work in other functions in Finance as required to cover holidays & sickness
Salary Package
Salary: £25,000 (subject to experience)
Benefits
- Excellent Transport Links to Leeds, Bradford and Skipton
- Free Parking
- Healthcare Provision
- Induction and Training Programme
- In-house Canteen
- Life Insurance Cover
- On-going Coaching and Development
- Pension Provision
About the Finance Department
Our Finance team takes responsibility for efficiently budgeting, planning, analyzing and managing the company’s money, ensuring payments are processed accurately, regulatory controls are in place, and working with the business to set future objectives. Opportunities within Finance include management accounts, ledgers, cashbook and credit control, providing the opportunity to develop new skills.
Working with Acorn Stairlifts
Employing around 1,500 people worldwide Acorn is the world's largest independent manufacturer and supplier of straight stairlifts, with sales in over 80 countries and offices on 4 continents. Acorn achieved the Investors in People award and continues to invest in its most valuable resource: its people.
