Finance Assistant

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Finance Assistant to join our friendly team. You will play a key role in liaising with legal professionals, medical experts, and suppliers to coordinate and process invoice payments efficiently and accurately.
Responsibilities
Managing supplier invoices and payment processes
Liaising with legal professionals, medical experts, and treatment providers
Conducting supplier reconciliations and resolving discrepancies
Analysing and manipulating data using Excel
Importing and maintaining financial data accurately within internal systems
Raising and processing invoices where required
Ensuring invoices are correctly authorised and compliant before payment
Handling invoice queries and resolving disputes professionally
Maintaining accurate records and batch logs
Supporting the wider accounts payable and finance processes

We are looking for candidates who can demonstrate:
Strong Excel skills, including experience with:
VLOOKUPs
Pivot Tables
Power Query
Data analysis and manipulation
Experience carrying out supplier reconciliations and managing high volumes of transactions
Understanding of the Accounts Payable process cycle from start to finish
Experience checking supplier invoices for:
Quantity and pricing accuracy
VAT compliance
Credit terms
Authorisation
Dates and reference numbers
Excellent attention to detail when inputting financial data
Experience importing data into computer systems
Understanding of pro-forma invoices
Confidence in approving invoices for payment following appropriate checks
Experience raising sales invoices would be advantageous
Highly organised with excellent attention to detail
Able to work effectively in a busy, fast-paced environment
Confident communicating with suppliers and professional contacts
Proactive and able to manage their own workload independently
A strong problem-solver with excellent numerical skills
A team player with a positive and professional attitude
Committed to delivering excellent customer service
Salary & Hours

Established in 2000, Express Solicitors is an award-winning, no win no fee law firm specialising exclusively in personal injury claims. Headquartered in Manchester, we support clients nationwide across all areas of personal injury, including employers' liability, serious injury, clinical negligence, occupiers' and public liability, road traffic accidents and industrial disease.
We are ranked 64th in The Lawyer UK Top 200, out of more than 10,000 law firms nationwide, and after achieving a 20% year-on-year growth, Express Solicitors are the largest personal injury claimant firm in the UK.
Our commitment to outstanding client care is reflected in our Trustpilot rating of 4.8 (Excellent), placing us among the highest-rated firms in the sector.
Ontime Reports Ltd are a specialist provider of business and legal support services to Express Solicitors. Our highly skilled team obtain medical records, expert reports and arrange treatments, investigations and surgeries for our personal injury and clinical negligence clients. Our specialist team make a real difference to injured peoples' lives, through our passion for client care.

Salary of £26,722.54
Working hours are 8:00am to 4:30pm Monday-Thursday and 8:00am to 4pm Friday.
Benefits
Hybrid Working
3/2 hybrid working pattern after probation.
23 Days Holiday
Rising to 26 days, plus bank/public holidays.
Extra Holidays
3 holiday buy backs and an extra day for your birthday after service length requirement.
Looking After Your Health
Private medical insurance available after 2 years' service, annual flu jab and Employee Assistance Programme.
Looking After Your Well-being
24/7 onsite Gym, Netball/Football team, 10km Manchester team and more.
Work Life / Balance
Active social committee with generous departmental and firm-wide social budget.