Finance Assistant
Up to £30,000
**Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire (Hybrid Working)**Elevation Recruitment Group are searching for a career driven and ambitious Finance Assistant to join one of the largest construction businesses in the UK.
This is an exciting opportunity to work for a FTSE 100 listed business, reporting directly into the Finance Manager and taking ownership of transactional processing whilst benefiting from mentoring on month end, forecasting, budgeting, and analysis.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage the finance mailbox and respond to queries promptly
- Collaborate with the Accounts Clerk to monitor the invoices mailbox and handle queries efficiently
- Process payments ensuring required approvals are in place
- Record transactions in various ledgers including the Cash Book, General Ledger, Purchase Ledger, and Sales Ledger
- Update the Advances spreadsheet and process related transactions
- Perform bank reconciliations and prepare VAT return submissions
- Ensure financial accuracy through monthly ledger reviews and balance sheet reconciliations
- Enter and reconcile site data
- Maintain and update the schedule of sites for transfer to regional business units and initiate transfers as needed
- Analyse financial data related to option write-offs, abortive spend, sundry spend, and pre-acquisition spend
- Update the redundant asset portfolio schedule each month
- Assist the Finance Manager with monthly reporting
- Assist in preparing JV statutory accounts
- Support the preparation and consolidation of regional forecasts and budget
What's On Offer:
- Hybrid working (3 days in office/flexible)
- Study support following probation
- Life assurance
- Up to 5% annual bonus