Finance Assistant

Job Title: Finance Assistant

Department/Function: Accounts/Finance

Location: on-site 160 Dollman Street, Birmingham, B7 4RS

Contract Type: Full-time

Working Hours: Monday – Thursday 8:00 – 5:00. Friday 8:00 – 1pm

Salary Range: £29K - £32K

About the Role:

This role is for an experienced accounts/finance administrator who can competently cover all aspects of day-to-day accounts admin work in order to support the wider team.

Key Responsibilities:

Posting of invoices, matching and reconciling.

Data entry

Purchase/sales ledger

Chasing overdue payments

Credit control support

Success Outcomes:

First 30 Days:

Demonstration of previous experience: competent in maths and understanding of general accounting terminology.

Displaying confidence in undertaking basic accounting procedures

Speed of work is reasonable

Accuracy of work is high

Basic payroll experience

Understanding of nominal codes and importance of these being correct

Supporting with the accounts email inbox

Confidently answering and supporting with incoming phone calls

Chasing overdue payments

First 90 Days:

Posting cash and taking despatch payments

Posting purchase invoices

Managing the accounts email inbox independently

Confidently answering and dealing with incoming phone calls

Dealing fully with basic incoming customer queries

Beginning to support the team with more advanced levels of admin

Very few errors being made

12 Months:

Confident on processing weekly payroll

Errors are very rare

Month end preparation

Very confident dealing with incoming accounts issues and queries from customers/suppliers

The wider team are now able to focus on developments to the department and processes due to the strong admin support they have in place

Skills

Required

· Experience with an ERP system

· Computer literacy

· Able to work at a competent speed e.g. typing at approx. 26 words per minute

· Competent in Microsoft Excel

· Strong maths skills

· Excellent telephone manner

Desired

· Previous experience with SAP

· Previous experience with Sage payroll

Experience

· Previous experience with a range of accounts admin is a must

· Ideally with a background in similar sized SME companies

Traits & Behaviours:

Team player

Ability to work independently and use initiative

Problem solver

Attention to detail

Positive can-do attitude

Helpful/supportive

Punctual

Disqualifying Behaviours:

Error prone

Unable to learn from repeated mistakes

Slow pace of work

Lateness/absenteeism

Lack of interest/initiative

About the Company

Founded in 1929 and based in Birmingham, Armac Martin is now an award-winning, fourth-generation family business and a leading name in the luxury interiors industry.

We have a passion for exceptional design; celebrating true craftsmanship and the use of the finest materials to form made-to-last brass hardware and accessories.

Our reputation is built on both heritage and craftsmanship, and our luxury hardware is favoured by architects, designers, property developers and homeowners the world over.

Our foundational mission “to be a great brand, that nurtures great people to produce great products” puts people at the centre of everything we do. We apply a culture first approach to building our team by ensuring we find people with values that align with our own, our core values are:

- To be Inclusive and Caring

- To Demonstrate Honesty and Integrity

- To hold ourselves Accountable

- To have a Can Do and Forward-Looking attitude.

- To foster Innovation

- To have a Dedication to Excellence

Benefits:

Company pension

Cycle to work scheme

Employee discount

Free on-site parking

Free tea, coffee and fruit

Regular work socials

Regular opportunities to help support our chosen charity (during paid working hours)

25 days holiday plus bank holidays (additional service day for every 5 years worked)

Annual bonus

Christmas bonus

Ongoing investment in training

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent, Office-Based