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.