- Job Title: Finance Assistant
- Job Reference: DSM-FI-252608
- Responsible to: Finance Manager
- Salary: £30,000-32,000 pro rata according to experience.
- Employment status: Permanent/Part-time
- Working pattern: Monday to Thursday, Part-time 24 hours, times negotiable between 8am to 4.30pm.
- Location: Cromhall, South Gloucestershire, GL12 8AX
- Driving license: A full, clean UK driving license and your own transportation are required due to the office's rural location, which is not easily accessible by public transport.
- Residency: UK resident, eligible to work in the UK. Local to Bristol/South Gloucestershire.
- Benefits: Four-day work week, 6.6 weeks (including bank holidays) paid annual leave per year, company pension, bonus annual leave for long service, health cash plan, death in service, and annual leave purchase scheme.
- Closing Date: 16th September 2026
- Starting Date: As soon as possible
Why join de Smit Medical?
de Smit Medical is a trusted supplier of medical technology to the NHS and private healthcare providers across the UK. We are a friendly, collaborative team delivering high-quality equipment, servicing, training and support, while maintaining strong operational and regulatory standards. We reward our team with:
- A true work-life balance: Thanks to our gold standard, 32-hour, four-day work week, pro-rata for part-time employees.
- 6.6 weeks paid annual leave (including bank holidays) with an additional bonus week for long service
- Additional benefits include company pension, health cash plan, death in service and annual leave purchase scheme
- We are a Living Wage employer and are committed to paying at least the Real Living Wage to all our staff. We believe in fair, responsible pay and creating a workplace where people are properly valued for their work.
About the role
As Finance Assistant, you will play a key role in supporting the day-to-day financial operations of de Smit Medical. Working closely with the Finance Manager and Finance Administrator, you will gain exposure to a wide range of finance functions including payroll, VAT, sales and purchase ledger, reporting, and credit control.
About the interview process
We keep things simple and supportive. You will first meet us in a virtual interview so we can learn a little about you and introduce the role. Successful candidates will be invited to our Cromhall office for a friendly face-to-face meeting, a tour, and a short quiz related to the role. It’s a great chance to get to know us and ask any questions.
Key Responsibilities
- VAT Management: Assist with VAT administration, including preparation of quarterly VAT returns, Postponed VAT (PVA) and C79 liabilities.
- Salary Administration: Collate payroll information and liaise with the company's payroll provider
- Sales Ledger: To include processing invoices, purchase orders and customer receipts.
- Purchase Ledger: Process supplier payments, expense claims and foreign currency transactions.
- Credit Control: Support credit control activities and liaise with customers regarding outstanding invoices.
- Bank reconciliation: Perform monthly bank reconciliations and resolve any discrepancies.
- Price List Management: Update sales prices compared to current market prices.
- Fleet Management: Assist with fleet administration including arranging insurance and lease management.
- Reporting: Support reporting and analysis activities, preparing management information, financial reports and sustainability data.
- Expenses: Administer the company's expense systems and maintain accurate financial records.
Essential Skills and Qualifications
- Proven experience in a finance role.
- AAT qualification (Level 2 or 3) or equivalent experience.
- Proficiency in Sage 50 or similar package.
- Experience with Microsoft Office, particularly Microsoft Excel.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Eligibility to work in the UK.
- Full UK driving licence.
Desirable Skills and Qualifications
- Payroll administration.
- VAT preparation.
- C79 and PVA experience.
Personal Qualities
- Reliability and strong time management.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail, even when working under pressure.
- Excellent customer service, telephone, and written communication skills, with meticulous attention to detail.
- Excellent timekeeping skills with ability to work under broad direction and to manage/prioritise own workload.
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Values & Behaviours
Behaviour you can expect and expected of you.
Placing people at the heart of all that we do.
Treat all people with respect and kindness with consideration for health and well-being. Encourage ideas, value and reward the contribution, when appropriate. Offer all an equal opportunity to develop and grow, enabling and empowering performance. Proactively recognise and respond to team members’ development needs.
Work in partnership with our customers, suppliers and stakeholders.
Highly responsive to emerging customer needs, analyse data to reveal and anticipate trends. Share relevant information so that the whole business can be responsive to customer needs. Ideas for improvement should be communicated and discussed. Seek to provide creative solutions and exceed expectations.
We adapt and grow.
Recognise opportunities to adapt and grow the business, adopting a proactive approach, ensuring change is appropriate and measured. Consider the impact of change on others in the business and involve those impacted in shaping changes. Adopt practices that allow us to build and sustain our business. Ensure the company has the resilience to support our customers through challenging times.
Maintain high standards, operating ethically and professionally.
Challenge any lapses in quality, ethics, and professionalism, promoting high standards. Operate with openness and transparency, supporting others in maintaining these standards through working collaboratively across the business.
Accept our responsibility towards the environment and local communities.
- Adopt sound business practices and respond to opportunities to make the business increasingly sustainable, environmentally friendly, and inclusive. Seek ways for the company to contribute to the community in which it belongs.
Pay: £30,000.00-£32,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Cromhall GL12 8AX: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
- Do you have your own mode of transport to reliably commute to the office in Cromhall, GL12 8AX?
Education:
- A-Level or equivalent (required)
Experience:
- Finance/bookkeeping: 2 years (required)
Language:
Licence/Certification:
- UK Driving Licence (preferred)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
