Job Role: Finance Assistant
About Us
Techcomp Europe Group holds an exciting portfolio of rapidly growing technology businesses that operate globally. Our brands include Edinburgh Instruments, Scion, Froilabo, Precisa and Isotopx. As a result of our continued investment in R&D, based in our Headquarter office in Livingston, Scotland, Techcomp has an exciting product pipeline to add to its existing portfolio and create fantastic opportunities for global market development through our global network of businesses and sales channels.
Edinburgh Instruments (EI) is an international market leader in high-end, high-value scientific instrumentation. Part of the Hong Kong headquartered global Techcomp Instrument Group, we operate within the Techcomp Europe (TEU) division, which consists of a group of scientific instrument manufacturing businesses with production sites across six countries in Europe and with a comprehensive commercial network with sales offices and distribution partners across the globe.
We are immensely proud of our heritage; for 50 years we have been supplying customers at leading-edge research institutes, academic and industrial facilities around the world. Our products combine customisation, user-friendliness, and high performance, and are experiencing higher-than-ever demand worldwide.
Edinburgh Instruments are looking to recruit a Finance Assistant to join our Livingston Headquarters.
What You’ll Be Doing?
The Finance Assistant will support the Finance Team in the day-to-day maintenance, reporting and management of the Company’s accounts and finances.
Key responsibilities include:
- Maintaining the Purchase Ledger
- Posting and processing invoices, matching them against good receipts and GRNI. Liaising with Purchasing department if any discrepancies or price variance
- Analyzing the price variance at the end of each month
- Reconciling and clearing the GRNI
- Managing mailbox, scanning documents/invoices when necessary
- Prepare payment run and processing them in the ERP system
- Resolving queries and respond to supplier’s queries
- Sending statements and remittances where necessary
- Month end tasks for Accounts payable
- Review of aged creditors and reconcile suppliers accounts
- Providing cover for the Company Credit Card process
- Allocate cash received to customer accounts
- Perform credit control activities by contacting customers to establish payment dates for sales invoices.
- Liaise with debt collection agency when debts are unpaid and use of debt collectors approved by Finance Director
- Maintaining adequate supporting documentation for all accounting transactions
- Ad hoc Accounts Payable tasks as required
What You’ll Need to Bring
To succeed in this role, you’ll bring a mix of relevant experience, skills, and personal qualities, including:
- Relevant experience working in a finance team or similar environment
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
- Previous experience in an accounts payable role is desirable
- Familiarity with accounting systems is beneficial
- Strong attention to detail – accurate, thorough, and committed to high-quality work
- Excellent organisational skills – able to manage multiple tasks, priorities, and deadlines effectively
- A collaborative approach – confident working as part of a team and communicating clearly with colleagues
- A proactive mindset – takes ownership of tasks and follows them through to completion
Why Us?
This a great opportunity to join an established and growing global business. In return we offer excellent financial rewards and career development prospects. You will work 37.5 flexible working pattern, that allows an early finish on a Friday. After an initial qualifying period and subject to the Company’s terms and conditions of employment, Edinburgh Instruments offers a comprehensive range of benefits including performance-related bonus scheme, death in service, group income protection, private medical insurance, pension scheme, paid holidays, subsidised gym membership, cycle to work and employee discount scheme.
As an equal opportunities employer, Edinburgh Instruments is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply.
