Job Description

The Vacancy
A new opportunity has arisen for a Finance Assistant to join the Pavers Head Office Finance/Accounts Team at Northminster Business Park, York. This role is offered as a full-time permanent basis in a growing business where you are encouraged to develop your skills in a supportive environment.
This is a key role within the finance team, supporting the Purchase Ledger team lead/supervisor. You will assist to ensure all non-stock purchases made are accurately recorded and paid for in a timely matter. In that process, the team will be the key contact with other departments, liaising with purchase order originators, ensuring goods and services received are adequately matched and invoiced. You will manage third party queries, such as suppliers, contractors and auditors. You will also assist in preparing regular payments, handle remittance advice and disputes/queries.
This role would suit an individual having already worked in a similar organisation and familiar with purchase ledger management.
We are looking for a colleague who is self-motivated and can work on their own initiative, able to demonstrate a methodical approach, with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Outline of Duties

• Manage the Purchase Ledger Inbox and clearing emails daily.
• Checking all non-stocks purchase requisitions and liaising with purchase orders originators.
• Accurate logging, coding, and checking the posting of invoices on to the Sage 200.
• Resolving purchase ledge queries.
• Supplier statement reconciliations.
• Process all rent invoices relating to stores and updating the rent schedule for month-end purposes.
• Take care of expenses claims and company credit cards statements reconciliations.
• Assisting and liaising with stores recording shop queries / discrepancies.
• Assisting with month end procedures.
• General administration duties, including filing, photocopying, scanning, etc.

What's In It For You:

• Salary Competitive, dependant on experience.
• Enrolment into company's pension scheme.
• Discretionary Annual Bonus scheme.
• Generous colleague discount scheme, some of which can be shared with your family and friends!

And that's not all, working for Pavers comes with so much more to enjoy:

• Free onsite parking at York Head Office.
• Death In Service Benefit.
• Holiday Entitlement (Increases with service).
• Access to RetailTRUST (Wellbeing & Financial Support).
• Access to the Pavers Foundation: employee-led grant application and charitable giving scheme.
• Access to wider training and development opportunities through Pavers Academy.

What We Are Looking For

• Experience in purchase ledger management, especially dealing with large volume transactions. (Essential)
• MS Excel Intermediate user (Essential)
• High attention to details when maintaining accurate and detailed financial records (Essential)
• Effective communication skills (Essential)
• Sage 200 experience (Desirable)
• Experience within retail sector (Desirable)
• Ideally available for immediate start (Desirable)

The Company
The Pavers story began in York in 1971 when Catherine Paver took out a 200 bank loan (for a sofa she told them) to fund her new business. She had big dreams of changing the world of footwear and a passion to provide comfortable and stylish shoes for all.
Starting small, she sold shoes at village halls and homeware parties before opening the first Pavers shop in Scarborough in 1981, when Catherine's three sons joined the business. One of her sons, Stuart, ran the business as Managing Director for over 40 years, joined by his son Jason in 2016. As of September 2023, Jason Paver is now the Managing Director of Pavers Ltd, with Stuart Paver moving to Chairman, taking the company into the 3rd generation of family run leadership.
From these modest beginnings, Pavers Shoes has grown to be a UK leader in today's footwear industry, with over 180 stores nationwide encompassing our more recently acquired brands including Jones Bootmaker, Herring Shoes, Padders & Van Dal.
We remain acquisitive, highly profitable, and are an ever-growing, independent family-run business, employing over 1,900 people.
We were delighted to be recognised as a 3* employer for workplace engagement and to receive an 'Excellent' rating for our Employee Experience from WorkL in June 2025. At Pavers, we believe our success is driven by the talent, passion, and dedication of our colleagues, and we're proud to see that reflected in this achievement.
Benefits
Holidays that increase with service
Company Pension Contribution
Wellbeing Assistance through Retail Trust
Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Pay
Gym
Discounts
Multiple Retailer
Discounts

Skills Required