Finance Assistant

Job Title: Finance Assistant Salary: Up to £31,000 Hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week Flexible Working: Hybrid, with a mix of office and home-based working (please note, we are looking for someone within a commutable distance of our Hessle office for flexibility in hybrid working) What's In It For You? Alongside a competitive salary, we offer a sector-leading benefits package, including: 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Enhanced Family leave 🩺 Critical illness cover 🔍 BUPA Health checks 🦷 Denplan 🏥 Health insurance 💼 Life assurance 🤝 Referral rewards programme 💼 Enhanced sick pay 💔 Bereavement leave 💰 Salary sacrifice pension scheme 🌴 Enhanced annual leave 🚲 Cycle to work 🔌 EV leasing 💻 EAP 🏋️‍ Discounted gym membership 📱 Tech scheme The Role We're looking for an experienced Finance Assistant to join our team at MS3. This role is ideal for someone looking to take the next step in their finance career. You'll support the Finance Director and wider finance team, taking ownership of key accounting activities, contributing to reporting and analysis, and helping to ensure our finance processes run smoothly and accurately Key responsibilities include: Bank reconciliations. Supplier payments and purchase ledger queries. Month-end activities, including accruals, prepayments and journals. Preparing and submitting VAT and CIS returns. Supporting monthly payroll activities. Revenue analysis and reporting. Sales ledger and credit control activities. Producing invoices, statements and customer communications. About You You'll have experience in a finance, accounts or bookkeeping role and be ready to broaden your skills across a wider range of finance activities. We're particularly interested in candidates with: Sage 50 and/or Sage 200 experience. Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel. The ability to analyse financial information, identify trends and investigate discrepancies. Excellent attention to detail and accuracy. Strong organisational and communication skills. A proactive approach and a willingness to get stuck in. AAT qualifications, or studies towards AAT, CIMA, ACCA or ACA, are welcomed but not essential. If you've developed strong finance experience throughout your career and can demonstrate the skills we're looking for, we'd love to hear from you. But Quite Importantly... You'll be looking to join a team of people who are pretty obsessed with being the best. People who take ownership, look for ways to improve things, and aren't afraid to challenge how things have always been done when there's a better way forward. People who value honesty, teamwork and delivering on their commitments. If you're someone who enjoys making a positive impact, contributing ideas and being part of a business that's always looking ahead, you'll fit right in. A Bit About Us MS3 is a fibre network operator based in the Kingston-upon-Hull area with plans to pass over 500,000 homes and businesses with full fibre. As a wholesale-only provider, MS3 enables existing and future ISP partners to deliver up to 10Gb connectivity to customers across the region and beyond. MS3 Networks is a Disability Confident employer. Recruiters: Please note that MS3 Networks are not accepting third-party applications. Any unsolicited submissions will be considered outside the scope of our recruitment policy. MS3 is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff. Applications are encouraged from suitably qualified individuals regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or marital status