We currently have a fantastic opportunity for a Finance Assistant to join the team in Cheshire, to assist Management Accountants and the Finance Department with finance/administrative tasks to ensure a complete finance service to the whole company.

As well as a highly competitive salary, Colas offers some great benefits with this role, including:
• A generous pension contribution
• Life assurance cover (x4 basic salary)
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays (with the option to buy/sell more)
• Flexible working policy
• Opportunity to study towards a professional qualification fully funded
• Ongoing training and personal/professional development
• Discounts on car leasing, holidays, cinema tickets, restaurants and much more through our online employee benefits portal

You will be responsible with dealing with both internal and external supplier queries. You will record, code and process purchase/subcontract invoices after completing checks. You will be responsible for inputting timesheets into a payroll system and sale invoices onto the computer system as required. You will use Excel, MS Windows and Computerised Accounting System to collate monthly data for reporting purposes. You will be required to help management accountant complete month end tasks and support other areas of the Finance Team as and when required. You will ensure that all operations carried out within our area of responsibility are undertaken with full regard for the safety of visitors, other members of staff and yourself.

You will have some exposure of the back office of a finance department, be comfortable with financial administration and ideally have an interest in progressing your career within finance. You will ideally have some background in finance and experience working within financial administration and be comfortable supporting senior management with daily finance tasks. You will need to be reliable, have a great attention to detail and have great communication skills. A good knowledge of excel is essential.

Colas Ltd are a UK subsidiary of the global Colas Group, which operates in over 50 countries worldwide and employs over 55,000 people including over 1500 in the UK across multiple sites. We are specialists in highways construction and have been involved in large scale UK and international construction projects within the highways, airfields and marine sectors as well as offering highways maintenance services and manufacturing our own innovative surfacing products. We hold a ‘Gold Investor in People’ award for continuously developing and rewarding our employees, offering excellent career potential.

Colas is fully committed to promoting equality and diversity and maintaining a culture of fairness, transparency and respect for all employees, clients, communities, suppliers, contractors and other stakeholders. Colas aims to be inclusive, meet diverse needs and promote awareness and ownership in the workplace and the communities in which we serve.

Colas values the strength and differences that a diverse workforce brings to the organisation and believes that by harnessing these differences, we will foster a productive environment where equity and mutual respect are intrinsic, where talents are being fully utilised and organisational goals are met.