Finance Assistant

We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic Finance Assistant to support the Finance team based at our Ilkley office on a part time, permanent basis, working four days per week.

The successful candidate will be well organised, a team player, able to prioritise their work and have excellent communication skills. They will have experience working in a finance environment and process a good working knowledge of IT packages including Outlook, Excel, Word and Sage. Some payroll experience would be an advantage but not essential.

Key responsibilities:

• Day to day processing / data input on Sage 200 for both sales and purchase ledgers;
• Bank reconciliations / posting receipts and payments onto Sage 200;
• Processing expenses and petty cash;
• Credit card reconciliation;
• Posting journals onto Sage 200;
• Supporting fellow team members in the day to day running of the Finance department;
• Supporting the Finance Manager and Finance Director as they require;
• Assisting with monthly payroll;
• Any other ad-hoc tasks as directed

What we’re looking for:

• 2 years working in a Finance department;
• High level of Microsoft skills and working knowledge of Sage or similar;
• Attention to detail and accuracy;
• Demonstrate a positive and committed attitude;
• Ability to work as part of a team and under own initiative;
• Experience working in payroll would be advantageous but not essential;
• Excellent communication skills – verbal and written.

If you are interested in applying for this role, please send your CV to jobs@dacres.co.uk or by post to Human Resources, Dacre, Son & Hartley, Unit 1-5, The Grove, Ilkley, West Yorkshire LS29 9HS