Finance Assistant

At Agile, we believe in the power of data to transform lives, and those our customers serve, and are dedicated to unlocking the full potential of data for our clients. We offer comprehensive services across various industries, including Data Strategy, Governance, Data Platform Engineering, Visualisation, Analytics, and Insights. Our goal is to deliver tangible business benefits by helping our clients manage, monetise, and leverage their data effectively. As a trusted partner of Microsoft, Informatica, AWS, and Snowflake, we're poised for growth.

We’re dedicated to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace. We believe that diversity drives innovation and fosters creativity. We actively promote diversity and inclusion through our hiring practices, employee development initiatives, and company culture. We are committed to providing equal opportunities for all employees, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, ability, or background.

We are looking for an experienced Finance Assistant to join our Finance team on a part-time basis. This role would suit someone who already has a solid grounding in day-to-day finance operations and is specifically looking for part-time hours, rather than someone at the beginning of their finance career.

Working 25 hours per week, ideally spread across five shorter working days, you will provide hands-on support across accounts payable, billing, credit control, reconciliations and month-end administration. The salary is circa £23,000 per annum, based on a full-time equivalent salary of approximately £35,000.

You will play an important role in keeping our finance processes accurate, organised and running smoothly, working closely with the wider Finance team and colleagues across the business.

• Process supplier invoices accurately and respond to supplier queries.

• Administer employee expenses and company card transactions.

• Prepare supplier payment runs for Finance Manager review and approval.

• Maintain accurate supplier records and supporting documentation.

• Prepare and issue sales invoices.

• Support accounts receivable administration and credit control activity.

• Monitor outstanding invoices and assist with customer payment queries.

• Support timesheet, work-in-progress (WIP) and billing administration.

• Complete regular bank reconciliations.

• Support routine balance sheet reconciliations.

• Maintain accurate records within Xero and Kantata, including system housekeeping and data-integrity checks.

• Prepare month-end schedules and supporting information.

• Assist with general finance administration and ad-hoc tasks as required.

We are looking for someone experienced, dependable and comfortable taking ownership of recurring finance activities. You should be confident working independently while building strong relationships with colleagues, suppliers and customers.

• Previous experience in a Finance Assistant, Accounts Assistant or similar finance role.

• Practical experience across accounts payable and accounts receivable processes.

• Experience in a professional services/consultancy environment.

• Experience completing bank and routine balance sheet reconciliations.

• Experience supporting month-end finance activities.

• Strong organisation and attention to detail, with the ability to manage recurring deadlines.

• Confidence communicating with suppliers, customers and internal stakeholders.

• Good Excel skills and confidence working with finance systems.

• Experience using Xero.

• Experience using Kantata or a similar professional services / project management system.