Finance Assistant – Accounting Support

About the role

PKF Littlejohn is seeking a Finance Assistant to support the Finance team in day‑to‑day accounting processes and reporting. You will work closely with the Finance Manager, handling invoices, expense claims, cash receipts and monthly reconciliations.

Key responsibilities

• Monitor the inbox for purchase invoices, upload them to the accounts payable system, review coding, and post approved invoices.
• Handle supplier queries, perform supplier statement reconciliations and allocate payments against invoices.
• Review staff expense claims, advise on missing information, and post approved claims to the finance system.
• Match cash receipts to customer invoices in the finance system.
• Prepare monthly balance‑sheet reconciliations as part of compliance procedures.
• Provide ad‑hoc support to the Finance Manager as required.

Required profile

• Strong attention to detail and ability to follow standard procedures.
• Effective time‑management and capacity to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Professional communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience in purchase ledger or general ledger accounting is preferred.
• Proficiency with accounting software and a solid understanding of basic accounting principles.

Required skills

• Accounting software
• Purchase ledger accounting
• General ledger accounting
• Basic accounting principles