Finance Assistant
Norwich
£26,000-£28,000
Full-Time Permanent
Benefits:
- Annual leave increasing with long service.
- Life assurance.
- Study sponsorship with paid study leave.
- Sabbaticals.
- Employee assistance programme.
- Season ticket loans.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Virtual GP service.
- Subscription fees.
- Company day's out.
- A volunteering schemes.
- Enhanced learning & development opportunities.
Exciting opportunity for a highly motivated, focused, deadline driven Finance Assistant. You will be working closely with the Management Accountant and Senior Purchase Ledger Controller within a finance team of 8. The main responsibilities of the role are to assist the Management Accountant with the preparation of regular finance reports and management accounts, and to assist the Senior Purchase Ledger Controller with the processing of staff expenses and purchase invoices.
The client does require that you have the ability to work independently, as well as the ability to collaborate and contribute to a team environment.
Key Responsibilities as Finance Assistant:
- Assisting the Management Accountant in the preparation of month end management accounts and other regular financial performance reports
- Preparation of regular cashflow forecast
- Monthly bank reconciliation
- Preparation and analysis of Budget holder reports
- Fixed asset register maintenance
- Balance sheet reconciliations
- Preparation of VAT returns
- Posting transactions to SAGE 50 and job costing system
- Preparation of regular reports from the job costing system
- Processing of staff expense claims
Key Requirements:
- Previous experience in a Finance Assistant role, including assisting in preparation of month end finance reports
- Proficient in Microsoft Office 365
- Solid organisational skills with a flexible approach and the ability to prioritise.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Strong teamwork skills with the ability to work independently
- Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure
- Commercial awareness
- Professional demeanour
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Experience of SAGE 50 (Desirable)
Disclaimer: Due to the high amount of interest that we receive for each of our roles, unfortunately we cannot respond to each application individually, therefore if you do not hear back from one of our consultants within 14 days then unfortunately you have not been shortlisted for this role.