Job Title: Finance Assistant (12-Month Maternity Cover)
Location: Liverpool (Speke)
Salary: £27,637 (pro-rata)
Contract Type: Fixed Term – 6 months, Full-time. Monday to Friday, 8:45am–4:45pm
About FRC Group
FRC Group is a social enterprise with a mission to End Furniture Poverty. We are committed to making a tangible difference in our communities by providing quality, affordable furniture to those in need. Our values—Bravery, Creativity, Passion, and Professionalism—drive us to tackle social issues head-on, innovating to create sustainable solutions and inspiring positive change.
Operating for over 35 years, FRC Group includes a family of social businesses such as FRC Living and Buckingham Interiors. Our operations are not just about providing furniture; they’re about empowering lives, supporting the community, and ensuring everyone has access to the essential items that make a house a home.
Our team is our greatest asset, and we pride ourselves on fostering a supportive and inclusive working environment where employees can thrive both personally and professionally. We invest in our people through comprehensive training, development opportunities, and a culture that celebrates achievements and milestones.
The Role
We’re looking for an organised, detail-focused and proactive Finance Assistant to join our Finance team on a 6-month fixed term contract to support the smooth running of our sales ledger and invoicing processes.
This role is key to ensuring customer invoices are raised accurately and on time, supporting internal teams with sales transactions, and helping to resolve invoicing queries efficiently. You’ll also play an important part in supporting credit control activities and maintaining accurate financial records.
Working closely with the Finance Operations Manager and wider teams including Customer Services, you’ll help ensure strong financial processes that support cash flow and operational performance.
Key Responsibilities
Sales Ledger & Invoicing
- Raise accurate sales invoices in line with delivery documentation and customer orders
- Produce consolidated invoices for key accounts where required
- Maintain customer ledger accounts, ensuring all records are accurate and up to date
Query Resolution & Stakeholder Support
- Liaise with the Customer Services Team to resolve order or delivery-related queries
- Handle customer queries via email and telephone in a professional and timely manner
- Build strong working relationships across sales, operations and finance teams
Credit Control Support
- Assist with the collection of outstanding debts by providing supporting documentation and tracking progress
- Highlight discrepancies or issues affecting cash collection
Reporting & Administrative Support
- Support the Finance Operations Manager by pulling invoice and customer data for reporting and analysis
- Provide general finance and administrative support as required
Skills and Experience
Essential:
- Experience working in a finance function
- Processing sales invoices and managing customer queries
- Comfortable using finance systems and managing data
- Strong attention to detail and organisational skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities
- Able to prioritise workload and meet deadlines
Desirable:
- AAT qualification or part-qualified
- GCSEs A–C (or equivalent) in English and Maths
Benefits
- 28 days holiday per year plus bank holidays (pro-rata)
- Christmas shutdown
- Up to 10% pension match
- Staff purchase schemes
- Medicash health insurance
- Employee assistance programme
- Travel passes
- Cycle to work scheme
- Birthday celebrations and meals
- Values awards & vouchers
- 3 paid volunteering days per year
- Free parking
- Death in service
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- Free tea, coffee, and fruit
- Wonderful Wednesdays – Free toast and team gatherings
- Training and development opportunities
- A great place to work with positive social impact
Interested?
Join FRC Group and be part of a team that is dedicated to ending furniture poverty while promoting a culture of bravery, creativity, passion, and professionalism. Apply now to make a meaningful difference in a dynamic and supportive environment.
Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 6 months
Pay: £27,637.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Liverpool L24 1UY
