Finance Assistant

  • Abacus Consulting
  • Olney, Buckinghamshire
  • May 19, 2026
Full time Banking Finance

Job Description

Finance Assistant, payroll and purchase ledger focus, Olney, £27,000

We are partnering with a long-established specialist manufacturing business based in Olney. With nearly 50 years of success in their industry, they are now looking to appoint a Finance Assistant to join their friendly and supportive finance team.

This is a varied role that would suit a candidate that has experience with Payroll as well as Purchase Ledger.

Your duties as the successful Finance Assistant will include:-

  • Matching and adding all authorised Purchases Invoices
  • Reconciling supplier monthly statements
  • Weekly and monthly supplier payments
  • Remittance advice issuing following supplier payments
  • Maintaining the purchase ledger data in line with legislation and company policies
  • Adding SAGE accounts payment bank entries for daily reconciliation
  • Weekly and monthly payroll from start to finish
  • HMRC reporting weekly / monthly
  • Pension online weekly and monthly returns
  • Employee deduction of earnings process and pay over to relevant authorities
  • Adding employees' wages to the bank once checked and approved

Skills must include:

  • Flexibility in your approach
  • A confident Excel user
  • Good attention to detail
  • Accounting and payroll software exposure

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an interesting business, and I would welcome a conversation to tell you more about the role and business. Please don't hesitate to get in touch! Salary increase after passing six month probation.