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Stadler has been building trains for over 80 years. Thanks to our innovation, strength, flexibility and reliability, we are a leading manufacturer of rail vehicles today. Around 13,000 employees work at several production and engineering sites and at over 70 service locations in Europe, North America and North Africa.

Stadler Rail Service UK Limited (SRS UK) is a subsidiary of Stadler. SRS UK provides a train maintenance service for a growing number of clients in the UK. In the next few years over 150 new Stadler trains will be joining the UK Rail Network which signifies the start of an exciting future for Stadler in the UK. Our current depot locations are in Cardiff, Glasgow, Liverpool, Newcastle and Norwich offering a wide scope of opportunity for someone looking to develop a career in the UK Rail Industry.

The role

We are looking to recruit a Finance Assistant to join the Finance team at our Headquarters in Liverpool. Reporting to the Finance Manager, the role will be responsible for assistance to the transactional team to support with the general running of the business. Attributes for success will be ensuring accurate and timely completion of sales ledger processes, purchase ledger processes, guaranteeing all invoices are uploaded on all relevant finance systems ready for payment and supporting the wider team with the month-end processes.

Your responsibilities

Personnel

  • Able to work on your own initiative.
  • Excellent communication skills, able to liaise with managers and colleagues so that whole team is aware of current issues.
  • Confident in your own ability and able to follow processes

Organisational

  • Sales ledger invoicing
  • Bank reconciliations
  • Intercompany reconciliation
  • Assistance with month end close process including posting journals
  • Processing purchase invoices on two systems, ensuring necessary approvals are in place
  • Process payment runs
  • Manage incoming mail including input to Accounts Payable inbox
  • Supplier statement reconciliations
  • Set up new suppliers and VAT checks
  • Closing purchase ledger and running associated reports
  • Other Ad hoc tasks to support the finance department

About you

Essential

  • Strong IT skills and use of different systems and Excel.
  • Communication skills
  • Working well in a team and on your own initiative

Desirable

  • AAT qualifications / Early stages AAT