Job Title: Finance Assistant (French Speaking)
Salary: £30,000 - £35,000 + benefits
Location: Hedge End, Southampton
Ferox Partners are recruiting for a Finance Assistant to join a well-established international business in Hedge End. This is a genuinely varied role covering the full breadth of transactional finance, from credit control and purchase ledger through to multi-currency banking and European VAT. Fluent French would be ideal given the European side of the business, but if you have basic French and solid finance experience, we'd still love to hear from you.
The Package
- £30,000 - £35,000 depending on experience
- Full time, 39 hours per week
- Office based in Hedge End
- Reporting directly to the Financial Controller
The Role
You'll independently manage daybook entries, bank reconciliations, AP invoice entry, credit control and ledger accuracy, along with VAT returns for the UK, France and Belgium. You'll also provide administrative support to the Financial Controller and get involved in process improvement projects, so there's plenty of scope to grow.
What You'll Be Doing
- Posting cash receipts and DD payments across GBP, USD and EUR, plus daily bank reconciliations
- Credit control · chasing debt, issuing statements, resolving invoice queries, assessing credit worthiness and setting up new customer accounts
- Purchase ledger · invoice entry with nominal coding and PO matching, statement reconciliations, bi-weekly payment runs and supplier account setup
- Completing UK quarterly VAT returns via MTD, plus monthly French and Belgian VAT returns
- Customer invoicing and credit notes, and releasing customer orders in the ERP system
- Month end ledger reconciliations, allocations and queries
- Supporting stock takes, audits, FX updates and ad hoc projects
- Providing language support to other departments where needed
What We're Looking For
- Previous experience in a purchase ledger and credit control role
- AAT Level 3 (or equivalent)
- French language skills · fluent written and spoken French is the ideal, but basic French with a willingness to develop will be considered
- Strong Excel and general PC skills
- A solid understanding of financial processes and accounting principles
- Experience with ERP systems, VAT returns or a manufacturing environment would be a bonus
The Person
You're accurate, organised and comfortable prioritising a busy workload under pressure. You can work independently but you're a team player at heart, happy to share the load during busy periods and contribute ideas. Discretion matters too, as you'll be handling sensitive financial information day to day. Ferox Partners always look beyond the CV, so if this sounds like you, don't hold back.
Interested?
Apply now or contact the Ferox Partners team for a confidential chat. We'd love to tell you more.
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Pay: £30,000.00-£34,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
Application question(s):
- How much French do you speak? Basic, Intermediate or fluent? Please give examples:
Experience:
- VAT returns: 1 year (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Hedge End
