Job Description

Finance Assistant

Reed Boardall Limited

Boroughbridge

Company Information

One of the largest temperature-controlled food distribution businesses in the UK, Reed Boardall store and deliver frozen food from manufacturers, big and small, across Britain, Europe and further afield to all the UK's best-known supermarkets and food service providers.

We have a heritage of more than 25 years serving this niche sector, and we are still a British, family-owned business, committed to forging long term relationships with our customers, suppliers, and colleagues. Our 55-acre single site operation in Boroughbridge, North Yorkshire, features a 168,000 pallet capacity, making it the most extensive and modern cold storage facility in the country.

By continually investing in our facilities and our team, we have proved able to perform as a reliable, responsive and cost effective cold storage and distribution partner to the leading players in the UK food industry.

We are looking for a Finance Assistant who will report into the Head of Finance and help to deliver a finance function that supports Reed Boardall's (RB) overall strategic aims and objectives. The Finance Assistant is an integral part of RB's Finance team and will provide guidance and support to managers and staff across a wide range of finance functions and undertake a range of associated administrative tasks.

Accountant in preparing and analysing the management accounts where required

Key Responsibilities

Sales Ledger -

raising sales invoices in an accurate and timely manner and dealing with billing enquiries in an efficient and sensitive manner.

Payroll

- Support our Payroll assistants in processing the weekly payroll for all departments in a timely and accurate manner.

Purchase Ledger

- Process and maintain purchase ledger records, ensuring timely, quality financial processing is provided and maintained in accordance with RB procedures.

Credit Control

- Responsible for checking customer's credit and approve or deny applications based on company standards and requirements, and ensuring customers pay on time and chase any overdue invoices

Report production

- responsible for producing and developing reports for internal stakeholders on a weekly or ad-hoc basis.

Management Accounts Preparation

- support the Management.

Requirements and skills

Required:

Knowledge of general IT systems and applications including spreadsheets, word processing and databases

Knowledge of general office practices and procedures

Experience of maintaining comprehensive records

Experience of prioritising workload, time management and dealing with conflicting priorities.

Desirable:

Previous experience of general financial administrative practices and procedures

Experience with Pegasus Opera 3 (Payroll and Accounts Package)

Experience of producing financial documentation using information technology

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 25,000.00-29,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Company pension On-site parking
Work Location: In person