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.

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.