Finance Assistant

Are you Immediately Available and interested in a HYBRID Working role (4 day Home based and one day office based) ? REED Accountancy and Finance are actively recruiting for the follow role: FINANCE ADMINISTRATOR – Immediate Start - Fixed Term Contract (5 months) HYBRID working 4 days at home, 1 day Office Based Hours:35 hours per week Shift pattern: Monday - Friday 09:00-17:00 Salary: £26,000 per annum – 5 months FTC Location: Hybrid New Milton, after training period 1 day a week in the office Start Date : ASAP after checks completed ROLE To provide accurate, timely finance administration support, with a strong focus on sales ledger activities and credit control. This role is key to maintaining healthy cash flow, resolving customer queries, and ensuring financial records are kept up to date. Key Responsibilities • Payment Processing & Cash Posting • Payment Processing & Cash Posting • Process incoming payments including cheques, card payments, and post efficiently and accurately • Manage incoming and outgoing post distribution in a timely manner • Complete daily cash posting and allocate payments across relevant accounts and business areas • Credit Control & Account Management • Accurately process credit notes, account closures, and customer refunds • Proactively chase outstanding consumer debt via calls, statements, and written communication • Identify and escalate overdue or high-risk accounts to the Credit Controller for further action Finance Administration • Handle inbound finance-related calls and respond to customer enquiries professionally • Resolve queries via telephone and email, ensuring a high level of customer service • Manage and investigate unallocated cash, ensuring prompt resolution and correct allocation • Support bad debt recovery activities and assist in reducing aged debt • Maintain accurate and up-to-date customer records across finance systems • Assist with Direct Debit administration when required • Respond promptly to internal and external stakeholder queries • Support ad hoc finance projects and general administrative tasks as needed For this role, you need 5mpbs upload and 15mpbs download internet speed Perks of the role • 161 hours holiday pa plus bank holidays pro rata • We offer you discounts on everything from groceries and shopping through to holidays, insurance, days out, restaurants and more • 24/7 employee assistance programme with an easily accessible app! • Family and friends’ discounts on our services & products • Pension Scheme, up to 4% Company matched • Free on-site parking IDEAL CANDIDATE PROFILE We’re looking for someone who combines strong administrative capability with a customer-focused mindset and a keen eye for detail. The ideal candidate will be comfortable working in a busy, varied environment and confident managing both financial processes and customer interactions. Experience Essential: • Previous experience in an administrative role • Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, Outlook, PDF) • Experience working in a fast-paced, varied role with competing priorities Desirable: • Previous experience in finance administration or a finance environment • Familiarity with accounting or finance systems (e.g. Microsoft Business Central) • Exposure to sales ledger or credit control processes