Job description
Sewell Wallis are currently recruiting for an Graduate Finance Assistant to join a well-established, international company based in Leeds Centre.This is an excellent opportunity to join a company that pride themselves on their high levels of staff retention and offer a clear progression path for the successful candidate.
The client are very flexible and will consider recent Graduates or candidates who have some experience in a fast-paced office environment who are looking to start a career in finance. Full support and training will be offered for the right person.
The successful candidate will be responsible for:-
- Taking full ownership of a busy credit control ledger.
- Liaising with external clients and teams within the company mainly using the phone and email and being the initial point of contact for any invoice queries raised.
- Leading on invoice query resolution, identifying concerns and raising them with the lawyer to ensure this is resolved in a timely manner.
- Supporting team members with challenging demands, assisting with strict deadlines and deliverables and being comfortable thinking outside the box.
You will:-
-Ideally be a recent Graduate or have 1-2 years' experience in a fast-paced office environment.
-Have strong IT skills and will have an understanding of Excel and will be able to pick it up quickly.
-Be able to communicate at all levels and be able to liaise with managers and clients.
-Be able to prioritise your own workload to meet deadlines.
-Be able to work within a fast paced, deadline orientated environment.
Benefits:-
-Rare opportunity for someone with no finance exposure to join a company that will offer great progression and exposure over time.
-Hybrid working.
-Fun and supportive working environment.
-Modern offices based in city centre location with great transport links.
To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful.
Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.
