Finance Assistant

Recruiter
Reed
Location
Hampshire
Salary
£26,000 per year
Contract
Permanent
Work pattern
Not Specified
Working arrangement
1 office day per week
First listed by Ontap
17 September 2026
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Job description

Are you Immediately Available and interested in a HYBRID Working role (4 day Home based and one day office based) ?

REED Accountancy and Finance are actively recruiting for the follow role:

FINANCE ADMINISTRATOR - Immediate Start - Fixed Term Contract (5 months)

HYBRID working 4 days at home, 1 day Office Based

Hours:35 hours per week

Shift pattern: Monday - Friday 09:00-17:00

Salary: £26,000 per annum - 5 months FTC

Location: Hybrid New Milton, after training period 1 day a week in the office

Start Date : ASAP after checks completed

ROLE

To provide accurate, timely finance administration support, with a strong focus on sales ledger activities and credit control. This role is key to maintaining healthy cash flow, resolving customer queries, and ensuring financial records are kept up to date.

Key Responsibilities

Payment Processing & Cash Posting
Payment Processing & Cash Posting
Process incoming payments including cheques, card payments, and post efficiently and accurately
Manage incoming and outgoing post distribution in a timely manner
Complete daily cash posting and allocate payments across relevant accounts and business areas
Credit Control & Account Management
Accurately process credit notes, account closures, and customer refunds
Proactively chase outstanding consumer debt via calls, statements, and written communication
Identify and escalate overdue or high-risk accounts to the Credit Controller for further action

Finance Administration

Handle inbound finance-related calls and respond to customer enquiries professionally
Resolve queries via telephone and email, ensuring a high level of customer service
Manage and investigate unallocated cash, ensuring prompt resolution and correct allocation
Support bad debt recovery activities and assist in reducing aged debt
Maintain accurate and up-to-date customer records across finance systems
Assist with Direct Debit administration when required
Respond promptly to internal and external stakeholder queries
Support ad hoc finance projects and general administrative tasks as needed

For this role, you need 5mpbs upload and 15mpbs download internet speed

Perks of the role

161 hours holiday pa plus bank holidays pro rata
We offer you discounts on everything from groceries and shopping through to holidays, insurance, days out, restaurants and more
24/7 employee assistance programme with an easily accessible app!
Family and friends' discounts on our services & products
Pension Scheme, up to 4% Company matched
Free on-site parking

IDEAL CANDIDATE PROFILE

We're looking for someone who combines strong administrative capability with a customer-focused mindset and a keen eye for detail. The ideal candidate will be comfortable working in a busy, varied environment and confident managing both financial processes and customer interactions.

Experience

Essential:

Previous experience in an administrative role
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, Outlook, PDF)
Experience working in a fast-paced, varied role with competing priorities

Desirable:

Previous experience in finance administration or a finance environment
Familiarity with accounting or finance systems (e.g. Microsoft Business Central)
Exposure to sales ledger or credit control processes
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