Job description
Finance Assistant
Location: Newport
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm
Working Style: Fully office based for the initial 4 week training period, with the potential for hybrid working once training is complete
Are you highly organised, detail-focused, and confident working in a fast-paced finance function?
We're looking for a Finance Assistant with previous finance experience - including accounts payable and accounts receivable - to join our busy and supportive team in Newport.
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working with financial data, is confident applying internal procedures and controls, and can manage a range of transactional finance tasks accurately and efficiently.
What you'll be doing
This role supports core finance processes and requires excellent attention to detail, good numerical skills, and the ability to work to deadlines. Your key responsibilities will include:
Accounts Payable / Purchase Ledger
Processing and coding supplier invoices, ensuring accuracy and compliance with procedures.
Preparing supplier payment runs and arranging payments in line with agreed terms.
Reconciling supplier statements and resolving discrepancies.
Responding to supplier queries professionally and in a timely manner.
Accounts Receivable / Sales Ledger
Raising customer invoices and processing credit notes.
Monitoring receivables, preparing customer statements, and chasing overdue payments.
Recording cash receipts and reconciling customer accounts.
General Finance Support
Maintaining accurate financial records on internal finance systems.
Supporting month-end and other periodic financial processes (e.g., reconciliations, journals).
Assisting with ad-hoc financial tasks and queries from internal stakeholders.
Completing regular bank, cash and balance sheet reconciliations as required.
Communication & Administration
Handling finance-related correspondence, ensuring clear, professional communication.
Accurately recording transactions and documentation to support audits and reporting.
About You
Previous experience working in a finance or accounts team, with exposure to accounts payable and accounts receivable.
Strong numerical ability and high attention to detail.
Confident with MS Office (especially Excel) and finance/accounting systems.
Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
Professional communication skills, both written and verbal.
Transformation & Ways of Working
Our office is currently undergoing an exciting Transformation programme, introducing new systems and ways of working. You'll be expected to actively engage with change, adapt to new processes, and contribute positively to continuous improvement.
Once training is complete, we work in a hybrid model, combining home and office working. You'll be required to:
Attend the office for at least 20% of your working week
Participate in team rotas
Occasionally attend the office at short notice to meet business needs
Brook Street is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all candidates who are veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel, and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy.
As a Disability Confident Leader, and holder of the Gold Award status from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, Brook Street, as a supplier to the Public Sector Resourcing Framework (PSR), will offer you a guaranteed interview with a PSR Sourcer.
Should you identify as a candidate with a disability and/or as a veteran or spouse/partner of military personnel and meet all the essential criteria for the role, we encourage you to reach out to us via the Brook Street website. Here you will find a link to register your interest and state the role that you are interested in. We are committed to engaging with you.
In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses/partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, Brook Street will interview the best candidates from within that group.
