Job Description

Join us as a Finance Assistant and make an invaluable contribution to our Food Safety & Biosecurity!
We're seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Finance Assistant to support our Accounts Receivable function. As a finance assistant you will report to the Finance Manager and will be responsible for delivering an accurate and efficient Accounts Receivable function for Fera.
This position is open to full-time or part-time applicants (minimum 22.5 hours per week).
What you'll be doing:

• Raising accurate and timely invoices
• Managing customer accounts and maintaining the AR ledger
• Allocating receipts and supporting credit control
• Collaborating with Project Managers to align billing with business needs
• Ensuring billing schedules support cashflow forecasting
• Handling finance mailbox and admin tasks
• Providing regular and ad-hoc financial reports
• Supporting audits and maintaining robust financial controls

What we're looking for:

• Experience in finance, ideally within Accounts Receivable
• Knowledge of credit control (preferred but not essential)
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• Ability to manage high volumes of transactions and meet deadlines
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel
• Familiarity with finance/ERP systems

What's in it for you?

• ?25 days' holiday (rising to 29) with the opportunity to buy & sell extra leave.
• Flexible working hours, on-site gym, restaurant, and free parking
• The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice
• Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks' fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks...and plenty more.
• Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle - from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology
• Fera operates a LTIP ( Long Term Incentive Plan) under which all employees are awarded points towards shares in the Employee Benefits Trust on an annual basis. The Employee Benefits Trust holds shares on behalf of our employee, at the point of an equity event the shares will realise a cash value.

What we hope you'll do next:
Choose 'Apply now' to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you. If you have any questions you'd like to ask before applying, you can contact
We're an equal opportunity employer, which means we recruit and develop people based on their merit and passion. We're committed to providing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process and working environment for everyone. If you need the job description or application form in an alternative format or if you'd like to discuss other changes or support you might need going forward, please email at and we'll get back to you.
At Fera, we're making the world a better, healthier and safer place. We're a joint venture partnership between Bridgepoint and Defra and we're working proactively to protect the world we live in and the food we eat. Our teams are investigating plant and bee health, crop protection and sustainable agriculture. Join us and discover better as you deliver world-class science for the future.

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