Finance Assistant

Supporting our e‑fulfilment operation for a well-known recognised brand. The site will handle the movement of customer‑specific products, including beers, wines and spirits, within a fast‑paced warehouse environment.

Qualifications & Study

• Ideally studying AAT (Level 3 or 4)
• Solid foundational understanding of accounting principles, particularly accruals and prepayments.

Experience & knowledge

• Previous experience in a similar finance assistant or accounts assistant role.
• Exposure to management accounts preparation and weekly/monthly reporting.
• Raising and processing purchase orders, understanding importance of coding (rather than full end‑to‑end PL).
• Understanding of payroll terms & conditions, collating agency and how they impact finance processes.
• Experience within transport, logistics, or a fast‑paced operational environment is desirable

Key Skills

• Strong Excel skills, comfortable working with weekly financial data, reconciliations, and basic analysis.
• Able to support management accounts with journals, variance analysis, and supporting schedules.
• High attention to detail with the ability to meet weekly reporting deadlines.
• Organised and methodical, with the confidence to manage repeatable reporting cycles.
• Comfortable working closely with operations to understand cost drivers and financial movements.

Personal Attributes

• Eager to learn and develop within finance, with a clear interest in progressing toward a management accounting path.
• Proactive and collaborative, willing to ask questions and seek understanding rather than purely process tasks.
• Pragmatic and resilient, suited to the pace and commercial focus of the transport/logistics sector.
• Strong communication skills, able to explain numbers clearly to both finance and non‑finance colleagues.