Finance Support Assistant
Job Type | Permanent / Full Time |
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Area | Peterborough |
Sector | Accounts Assistant, Finance and Accountancy |
Closing Date | 12th August 2025 |
Job ref | 1609268 |
Job Description
FJA are working with a national leader in the Water industry, who are looking to recruit a Finance Support Assistant to join their Finance & Commercial team based in Peterborough, part of their Anglian Water region.
Benefits in the role of Finance Support Assistant:
- Hybrid Working (Jobs needs dependent)
- 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays (with an additional 5 days available to buy)
- Contribution Pension scheme
- Life Assurance
- Health Insurance
- Private Medical Insurance
- And many more benefits including – cycle to work scheme, discounts and savings Hub
As Finance Support Assistant, your key responsibilities will include:
- Ensure Goods Received Notes are actioned within an agreed timeframe.
- Check delivery tickets match against the purchase order.
- Proactively resolve payment blockers and access vendor portals to obtain proof of deliveries.
- Maintain control of project documentation to ensure any audit requirements are met on a consistent basis.
- Produce a host of reports such as aged debt, expenditure and financial to provide accurate data to support business decisions.
- Provide a host of value-added actions such as accruals, SAP forecasts and general monthly finance tasks to support partner commercial activities
- You’ll be on hand to provide both reactive and proactive support to the Finance and Commercial teams to complete day-to-day activities as well as contributing to longer- term projects to improve our efficiency
Required experience for the Finance Support Assistant:
- Commercially and financially aware with strong knowledge of Microsoft office packages
- It would be advantageous if you have used SAP before.
- Able to demonstrate strong communication skills and relay complex data and information to a non- finance literate audience on a regular basis, you’ll enjoy keeping strong relationships with a range of groups.
- Able to work to tight time frames by showing prioritisation skills and being able to adapt in a dynamic environment, you’ll be a team player who wants to help improve the service we currently offer.
If you are looking for a Finance Support role and want to work for a forward-thinking Company, then click on the ‘apply now’ button.
Due to the high volume of applications, we receive we are not always able to reply to all applications. If you haven’t heard back from us within 2 weeks, then please accept that your application has been unsuccessful for the role we currently have advertised.
Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person’s gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job. Finlay Jude Associates Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers