We are looking for a Finance Assistant who will support our client's finance department by managing daily accounting and administrative tasks.
The ideal candidate will have some previous bookkeeping or finance related experience and be able to work comfortably with numbers and attention to detail. It would also be an ideal role for someone who is currently studying AAT (Association of Account Technicians) or who has a keen interest in pursuing AAT qualifications
The salary is between £26k and £32k depending on experience plus excellent benefits including bonuses, professional development opportunities and support for continued learning, your birthday as annual leave and much more.
Duties include
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date financial records, including ledgers, journals, and balance sheets
- Process all invoices into the purchase ledger and ensure appropriate authorisation
- Prepare and execute weekly payment runs
- Reconcile all company bank accounts and resolve discrepancies
- Manage external vendor interactions
- Reconcile financial differences
- Set up bank payments such as monthly salaries, HMRC (PAYE), and insurers
- Support the preparation of annual accounts
- Assist in the preparation of financial reports for management review
Skills/Experience
- Proven experience in a similar role
- Ideally studying for or wanting to pursue AAT
- Effective communicator
- Strong attention to detail
- Organised
- Analytical
- Proficient in Excel
Please note that we will only contact those candidates that we assess as suitable for the positions we have currently available based on their experience, training, and skills. If we do not have anything suitable, we will not keep your CV for more than 30 days.
As an equal opportunity employer, Bucks and Berks Recruitment 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.