Finance Assistant

Job Description Location: Wotton-Under-Edge Hybrid working: 3 days/week on site Salary: up to £30,000 depending on experience Renishaw UK Sales is recruiting for a Finance Assistant to work in our newly established regional finance hub, supporting operations across the EMEA region. We are seeking a motivated, proactive and detail-orientated individual to join our growing team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone early in their finance career to gain hands on experience across various areas of finance, while working within an international business environment. As one of the first members of the regional hub, you will have a unique opportunity to help shape the teams’ operations, develop a broad range of finance skills, and grow your career within Renishaw’s global finance functions. Given the new and evolving nature of the team, this role will be dynamic and varied, with responsibilities that may change as the hub grows and processes become established. Key Responsibilities Key responsibilities may include, but will not be limited to, the following: Purchase Ledger: processing purchase ledger invoices, preparing payment runs and resolving discrepancies. Sales Ledger: chasing overdue payments and assisting with credit control activities. General Ledger: Processing journals, reconciling ledgers and supporting accruals & prepayments. Bank Reconciliations: Ensuring transactions are recorded accurately and reconciling multiple bank accounts in various currencies. Supporting with month-end closing procedures. Supporting the preparation of management accounts by providing accurate financial data. Using accounting software and other financial applications (e.g. Microsoft D365, Power BI etc) for data entry and reporting. Helping with ERP system implementation projects as the finance hub scales. About you Basic understanding of general accounting principles and double-entry bookkeeping. Proficient in Microsoft Excel and comfortable working with financial systems or ERP tools. A proactive, curious mindset with a willingness to learn and take on new challenges. Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively within a regional multicultural team. Studying towards or interested in pursuing a professional accounting qualification (AAT, ACCA, CIMA etc). Working at Renishaw At Renishaw, we are committed to creating a supportive, flexible and inclusive environment where employees feel valued and empowered. We believe that the best ideas come from teams made up of individuals with different perspectives, backgrounds and experiences so please apply and come as you are! If you feel that you don’t meet all the criteria included above but have transferable skills and relevant experience, we’d still love to hear from you. What we offer Opportunity to grow within a newly established regional finance hub. Broad exposure to multiple areas of accounting and finance. Professional development and study support. Collaborative, inclusive and international working environment. Competitive salary and benefits package. Benefits When you join Renishaw, we're committing to your future career. That's because we believe in developing our people's skills and promoting them internally. We also offer a benefits package that's highly desirable; including a 9% non-contributory pension, discretionary annual bonus, *subsidised onsite restaurants and *coffee shops, free parking, *car sharing scheme and *24 hour fitness centres. ( not available at all sites). We also want to promote a healthy work-life balance as much as possible, so we have introduced a hybrid working policy which allows for a combination of home and office based working depending on the nature of your role. We also offer a variable working programme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, Life Assurance policy of 12 times annual salary, Cycle to Work scheme, enhanced maternity pay subject to qualifying criteria, Health Cash Plan, the option to join BUPA Renishaw Health Trust and an Employee Assistance Programme for employees and family. Please click here for further information about our benefits. At Renishaw we believe that our success is powered by welcoming a workforce of diverse and talented people. Through encouraging an inclusive culture, where all our employees are free to be themselves, we can achieve our core values: Innovation, Inspiration, Integrity, and Involvement. If you are excited about the role but feel as though you don’t meet all the requirements, we would encourage you still to apply. You might just be the right person for this role or another opportunity at Renishaw. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments to make interviews and jobs more accessible. Should you have any difficulty during the recruitment process, or require any reasonable adjustments please contact the recruitment team on 01453 524600 or recruitment@renishaw.com. Please click here for further information about diversity and inclusion at Renishaw. Employment Type: Permanent Time Type: Full time Requisition Number: R8677 Finance Assistant (Open) Renishaw is a FTSE 250 global engineering and scientific technology company, with core skills in measurement, motion control, additive manufacturing, healthcare, spectroscopy and manufacturing. We supply products and services that push the boundaries of what is possible in applications as diverse as jet engine and wind turbine manufacture, through to dentistry and brain surgery. We are also a world leader in the field of metal additive manufacturing (also referred to as 3D printing), where we design and make industrial machines that ‘print' parts from metal powder. We currently have 77 offices in 36 countries, with around 5,200 employees worldwide. Over 3,000 people are employed within the UK where we carry out the majority of our research and development, and manufacturing. With a global presence in a broad range of sectors, we aim to ensure that our workforce reflects the diverse global communities we serve. Every year we welcome a wide range of new employees, from apprentices to experienced professionals. By joining Renishaw you will be making a difference to the world in which we live, in a global company that encourages innovation and personal achievement. Our people help us to pursue this purpose so that we can continue to be a world leader in precision technology and deliver on our vision to innovate and transform capabilities in manufacturing, science and healthcare through unparalleled levels of precision, productivity and practicality.

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