Finance Assistant / Accounts Administrator - AWD online : Job Details

Finance Assistant / Accounts Administrator who has previous experience of Purchase and Sales ledger or other equivalent financial administration, with excellent organisational, time management and IT skills including using Sage and Excel is required for an organisation based in Brighton.

SALARY: £28,000 per annum

LOCATION: Primarily remote working but with the need to travel, more regularly in the Brighton area

JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent

WORKING HOURS: 37 Hours per Week, Monday – Friday

JOB OVERVIEW

We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Finance Assistant/ Accounts Administratorwho has previous experience of Purchase and Sales ledger or other equivalent financial administration, with excellent organisational, time management and IT skills including using Sage and Excel.

As the Finance Assistant / Accounts Administrator you will be supporting day-to-day financial transactions, including sales and purchase ledger processing, invoice preparation, supplier management and monthly reconciliations to ensure accurate financial record-keeping and smooth financial operations.

Working as the Finance Assistant / Accounts Administrator you will be responsible for maintaining accurate and organised financial records, ensuring compliance with financial policies and regulations, as well as supporting the financial planning, analysis and reporting activities.

DUTIES

Your duties as a Finance Assistant / Accounts Administrator will include:

• Purchase Ledger: Accurately process all purchase ledger invoices, ensuring they are correctly coded and authorised for payment in a timely manner

• Sales Ledger: Manage and process all sales ledger invoices, allocating payments against customer accounts to ensure the ledger is always up to date

• Supplier Relations: Set up and maintain new and existing supplier accounts, ensuring all details within the purchase ledger are current and accurate

• Customer Accounts: Administer new and existing customer accounts in the sales ledger, keeping all client details and payment records up to date

• Reconciliations: Perform monthly reconciliation of supplier statements on a rolling basis, investigating and resolving any discrepancies to maintain financial integrity

• Payment Processing: Process and allocate customer receipts against sales invoices, and prepare purchase invoices for BACS or cheque payment runs

• Bank and Control Accounts: Conduct regular and accurate bank reconciliations and control account reconciliations to ensure all financial records are aligned and balanced

• General Administration: Provide essential support including monitoring and reconciling specific payments like housing benefits, and assisting with day-to-day finance operations

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

Essential

• Experience of Purchase and Sales ledger or other equivalent financial administration

• Experience in data entry and data checking

• Highly organised and flexible in approach to work

• The ability to work to monthly deadlines

• Experience in data entry and data checking

• Strong understanding of financial procedures

• Good IT skills including using Sage and Excel

• Ability to efficiently plan and organise your workload using your own initiative to ensure reliable service delivery is achieved and deadlines are met

• Great interpersonal and communications skills

• Self-disciplined and self-motivated

• Good team working skills

• Highly numerate

• Work in a methodical manner

• Attention to detail and accuracy

Desirable

• Experience of enhanced housing benefit claims

This role is subject to a basic DBS check. All required checks will be undertaken as part of the pre-employment process for any successful candidate.

The organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share and uphold this commitment in conjunction with the requirements of the Prevent Duty and the positive promotion of modern British values.

CLOSING DATE: 4th September 2025

INTERVIEWS: Interviews will take place week commencing 8th September

HOW TO APPLY

To be considered for this job vacancy, please submit your CV and a Covering Letter detailing how your experience meets the requirements of the role to our Recruitment Team who will review your details. CV’s of Job Applicants meeting this requirement will be submitted to our Client for consideration. By submitting your job application to us you are hereby giving us your express consent to submit your details to our Client for this purpose.

JOB REF: AWDO-P13774

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