Handle are currently working with a hugely successful advertising agency who are looking for an Interim Accounts Assistant! This is a 6 months temporary role to start, but does have the potential to turn permanent after that. The main focus of this role is to assist the PR and Partnerships team with financial, administrative, and accounting assistance.
Key responsibilities -
- Manage billing for the PR and Partnerships division, including obtaining purchase order numbers as necessary
- Identify and gather any missing information, such as signed contracts
- Resolve any billing issues that arise
- Collect and verify support documentation for client expenses, ensuring accurate categorisation
- Issue credit notes when required
- Complete new vendor setup forms and portal registrations
- Assist with coding and submitting vendor invoices for the PR and Partnerships division
- Advise Account teams on payment dates for vendor invoices
- Distribute weekly accounts receivable and payable reports to account leads
Candidate requirements -
- Have worked in a similar transactional finance role for a minimum of 1 year
- Must have excellent proficiency in Excel
- Excellent attention to detail and numeracy
- Good communication, presentation and relationship building skills and the ability to proactively work in teams
- Able to work without close supervision on business-as-usual tasks
- Knowledge of the SAP accounting system is highly advantageous
Handle actively welcomes applicants from under-represented backgrounds - we pride ourselves on attracting the best talent for every opportunity through a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.