Finance Assistant

Finance Assistant
Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire
About Us
First Milk is a wholly British farmer-owned dairy co-operative with a vision to create value for members by delivering long-term prosperity in the form of success, profitability, security and wellbeing.
Owned by the family farms that supply us with milk and invest capital in the business, we produce award-winning cheddar, regional cheeses and dairy ingredients, as well as marketing fresh raw milk to many other UK dairy processors.
We work together as one team, with a relentless focus on efficiency and quality, to deliver competitive total returns to our farmer members. We put customers at the heart of our business, creating value through strong, long-term partnerships.
We are currently looking for a Finance Assistant to join our team on a full-time, permanent basis.
The Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Benefits package
If you have great financial skills and an eye for detail, this is the perfect opportunity to advance your career with our forward-thinking organisation.
We’re proud to be a certified B Corp, prioritising social and environmental transparency and accountability in everything we do, from employee benefits and charitable giving to supply chain practices.
So, if you have ambition and are looking to develop your skills and experience within a highly successful team, we want to hear from you.
The Role
As a Finance Assistant, you will support the site Management Accountant with a broad range of financial tasks.
Specifically, you will be responsible for monthly balance sheet reconciliations, updating our site Yield File and reviewing aged payables, liaising with Accounts Payable and suppliers to ensure balance is kept to a minimum.
Processing customer orders, you will raise and receipt purchase orders as required, ensuring an efficient site invoice matching process by working closely with our Accounts Payable and other site teams.
Additionally, you will:
- Reconcile the site credit card
- Identify inefficiencies through analysis, advising on improvements
- Support the systemisation and automation of manual administration processes
- Provide budgeting and forecasting support
- Undertake periodic financial tasks
About You
To join us as a Finance Assistant, you will need:
- To be highly numerate
- Strong financial analysis skills
- Working knowledge of Microsoft applications
- Good attention to detail
- Good communication skills
Other organisations may call this role Finance Administrator, Accounts Administrator, Accounts Assistant, Junior Finance Assistant, Trainee Accountant, or Assistant Accountant.
Webrecruit and First Milk are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.
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