The Role

As our Finance Assistant, you will help keep the day-to-day finances of the Pure Gold Group running accurately and smoothly. Working closely with the Senior Accountant and Financial Controller, you will gain hands-on experience across Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, credit control, banking and wider finance operations.

This is a broad, hands-on role across four Group entities. You will take responsibility for recurring finance processes, investigate discrepancies, maintain accurate financial data and help improve the systems and procedures used by the team.

Role Responsibilities

Accounts Receivable (AR)

• Import daily sales transactions from Salesforce to Xero and ensure system accuracy and alignment
• Resolve any data discrepancies promptly with the relevant teams
• Raise ad-hoc sales invoices and credit notes as required
• Allocate customer payments accurately each day
• Assist with debt recovery activities in accordance with escalation procedures
• Own the processing of routine client refunds, following agreed controls and approvals
• Keep customer master data accurate and up to date
• Monitor and prevent duplicate client account creation
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Accounts Payable (AP)

• Monitor and organise invoice inboxes
• Process supplier invoices through Dext, ensuring accurate coding and appropriate supporting documentation
• Conduct monthly supplier statement reconciliations and resolve discrepancies
• Prepare payment runs for review and approval in the online banking system
• Keep supplier master data accurate and up to date
• Assist with supplier onboarding and ensure compliance with internal policies
• Process and verify staff expenses, ensuring claims meet policy and VAT compliance
• Monitor invoice approval workflows and chase approvers to keep payments on schedule