Finance & Payroll Clerk

Permanent Role

£33k

Glasgow (15 minutes from the City)

Start – ASAP

Oliver Smith Recruitment are working exclusively with our key client in Glasgow to hire a permanent Finance & Payroll Clerk.

As a Finance & Payroll Assistant, you will thrive in an exciting, fast-paced work environment. You will be a vital team player in a close-knit group where your expertise and experience are highly valued. This role offers a broad range of responsibilities, including transactional accounting, bank reconciliations, payroll administration, and addressing general queries. It is ideal for individuals with the ambition to grow in a rapidly expanding business.

Role & Responsibilities:

• Manage accounts payable, including handling expenses and credit cards.
• Process payroll and ensure accurate data is provided to the payroll bureau.
• Collate data from system – analyse and prepare excel spreadsheets
• 2 payrolls – approx 300 – 350 staff need processed through our clients payroll provider
• Oversee and control the reconciliation process for multiple bank accounts.
• Assist with regular and ad-hoc internal and external reporting.
• Contribute to the annual year-end audit and statutory reporting processes.
• Resolve finance and payroll queries and disputes.
• Provide reliable cover for the finance team as needed

Start Date – ASAP

Credit Control

Salary up to £27500

Glasgow City Centre

Permanent Role

Oliver Smith Recruitment are working in partnership with our key client in Glasgow to hire a Credit Control specialist on a permanent basis.

You will be working in a small knit finance team reporting to the Head of finance.

Alongside Credit Control, there is an opportunity to take on wider finance duties. This is a great opportunity for someone with 1–3 years credit control experience who is looking to expand their finance skills.

Duties:

• Responsible for collection of debt via telephone and email. Good telephone manners are essential.

• Weekly cash flow forecasting

• Liaising with finance team on disputed accounts

• Setting credit limits and payment terms

• Creating customer accounts on a system

• Overseeing service and utility charge

• Raising and tracking credit notes

• Improving the collection and billing processes

• Opportunity to take on wider finance responsibilities

Interviews will be held ASAP at our clients HQ in Glasgow.

Junior Management Accountant

Glasgow City Centre

£28k

Permanent Role

Oliver Smith Recruitment are working exclusively with our key client in Glasgow to hire a Junior Management Accountant on a permanent basis. Working closely with the other Accountants and our clients Commercial Finance Team, you’ll take responsibility for key month-end activities, ensure the integrity of financial transactions, and deliver valuable insights. You will play a critical role in the finance team, being responsible for all supplier payments.

Duties

• Management accounting and financial reporting
• Monthly reconciliations
• Ensuring the integrity of balance sheet reconciliations and providing analysis of unexpected balances and variances
• Ownership of cashflow forecasting across multiple currencies and ensuring our suppliers are paid on time
• Reporting to key stakeholders

Interviews will be held next week.

Accounts Assistant

Glasgow (Hybrid)

£30k

5 minute walk from Glasgow Central

Interviews will be held ASAP at our clients HQ.

An excellent opportunity has arisen within a leading global international business based in Glasgow to recruit a permanent Accounts Assistant.

This company have experienced a significant period of growth over the last 12 months making it an exciting time to join the business.

Duties:

• Preparing and raising sales invoices/credit notes
• Uploading invoices to portals as well as emailing to clients
• Managing Accounts Payable invoices including supplier statement reconciliations
• Posting of purchase invoices to accounting system to complete supplier statement reconciliations
• Weekly bank reconciliation for all bank accounts
• Cash posting of sundry payments
• Payroll
• Company credit card reconciliation and posting of monthly journal
• Reconciliation of key balance sheet accounts on a periodic basis
• Assisting the finance team where necessary
• Manual filing of invoices
• Assisting with annual audit

Interviews will be held ASAP at our clients HQ.

Sales Ledger

Coatbridge

£30k – £32k

Monday to Friday

Permanent Role

Free Parking

Oliver Smith Recruitment are working exclusively with our key client in Coatbridge to hire a Sales Ledger specialist on a permanent basis.

Reporting to the Sales Ledger Manager, you will be committed to working as part of an effective team, working closely with the Finance, Sales and Operations on the Coatbridge site. This role will predominately cover the accounts receivables activities with ad-hoc support to the wider finance team.

Duties:

• Review transactions, ensuring accuracy of charges
• Raise and issue sales invoices to customers, providing follow up copies or additional information as requested
• Track outstanding billing and identify actions to move to fully invoiced stage
• Ensure invoicing queries are resolved in a timely manner, involving operations and sales teams as required
• Identify opportunities to improve processes and accuracy of invoicing
• Support Head of Finance during month end process and accurate recognition of revenue

Interviews will be held next week.

Payroll Administrator

Glasgow

£34k

Permanent Role

Oliver Smith Recruitment are working in partnership with our key client in Glasgow to hire a Payroll Administrator on a permanent contract.

This role is ideal for someone who is detail-oriented, has strong administrative skills, and a passion for payroll (min 6 months experience).

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain accurate financial records, including invoicing, payroll processing, and budget tracking
• Process weekly and monthly payroll
• Assist with the preparation of financial reports and statements
• Handle banking transactions and reconcile accounts
• Coordinate with suppliers
• Ensure compliance with relevant policies

Interviews will be held next week – only candidates with payroll experience will be considered for this position.

Finance Supervisor

Salary up to 45k

Permanent Role

Glasgow

Hybrid Role (free parking)

Are you a proactive Finance Supervisor looking for a role with real ownership and senior-level exposure?

We’ve partnered with one of our key clients seeking to strengthen their team with a Finance Supervisor.

Reporting into a Financial Controller, this role will oversee month-end reporting, VAT and statutory compliance.

The successful candidate will be hands-on, detail oriented, proficient in EXCEL and SAGE.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain accurate financial records and ledgers
• Lead finance team of 3 and support them to resolve day to day queries
• Process invoices, payments and receipts
• Authorise payment runs, track cash requirements and prepare cash flow forecasts
• Review credit control team
• Provide expenditure analysis vs budget / forecast
• Oversee nominal ledgers, reconciliations, and journal postings for accurate financial records.
• Manage cash flow, ensuring liquidity and financial stability.
• Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations
• Prepare monthly payroll reconciliation
• Prepare and submit VAT returns in line with HMRC
• Prepare VAT reconciliations

Interviews will be held next week at our clients HQ.

Assistant Management Accountant

Salary up to £45k

Permanent

Glasgow

Free Parking

Oliver Smith Recruitment are working in partnership with one of our key clients in East Kilbride to recruit an Assistant Management Accountant on a permanent basis.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone progressing in their accounting career who wants to gain strong month-end exposure within a fast-paced, supportive environment.

Duties include:

• Assisting with month-end management accounts
• Posting journals, accruals and prepayments
• Daily bank and tills reconciliations
• Balance sheet reconciliations
• Maintaining fixed asset registers
• Sales ledger accounts reconciliations
• Processing supplier invoices and assisting with purchase ledger queries
• Assisting with budgeting, forecasting and KPI reporting

Interviews will be held ASAP.

Purchase Ledger

East Kilbride

Salary up to £32k

Free Parking

Monday to Friday

Oliver Smith Recruitment are working in partnership with our key client in East Kilbride to hire a Purchase Ledger / Finance Assistant on a permanent basis.

The Purchase Ledger Controller, will be primarily responsible for processing company invoices, reconciling supplier statements, daily banking functions and assisting with payroll.

Key Responsibilities:

• Processing supplier invoices accurately and in a timely manner.

• Matching, batching and coding invoices.

• Reconciling supplier statements and resolving any discrepancies.

• Preparing payment runs and ensuring compliance with company policies.

• Responding to supplier queries quickly and professionally.

• Maintaining accurate records and supporting the month-end closing.

Requirements

• Previous experience in an accounts payable or similar finance role.

• Strong attention to detail and organisational skills.

• Good communication skills for dealing with suppliers and internal teams.

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel; knowledge of accounting systems preferred.

Interviews will be held next week.