Finance Assistant
Are you a finance professional looking for a varied and highly satisfying role in an entrepreneurial business? We are looking for someone with a positive attitude who is willing to take on new challenges and learn new skills. Study support is available.
Job Description:
As a finance assistant, you will work in a small team of 3, managing the day-to-day financial operations of our portfolio of companies to provide them with a high-quality financial service. The role reports to the Finance Officer.
Responsibilities:
- Taking care of administrative tasks, such as correspondence, filing and printing
- Maintaining accurate and detailed customer records and creating new customer accounts
- Bookkeeping, entering all financial transactions on to the ledgers with accuracy and timeliness
- Completing daily and monthly bank reconciliations
- Collecting direct debits and matching payments
- Supporting the preparation of management accounts and month-end duties
- Processing of purchase invoices, supplier payments and remittances, and liaising with suppliers
- Processing of sales invoices, customer receipts, direct debits and liaising with customers for overdue collections
- Assisting with preparing and posting month end journals such as prepayments, accruals and depreciation calculations
- Assist the preparation of monthly management reports
- Building a good rapport with other functions and providing teams with relevant information
Ideal candidate:
- Relevant degree with a 2:1 or higher or
- Relevant experience in a similar role and/or currently studying a recognised accountancy qualification
- Ability to communicate effectively at all levels within the company and externally
- High numerical and analytical skills with the ability to deal with large volumes of data
- Proficient in excel (Familiarity with cloud-based accounting systems such as Sage & Xero would be preferred but not essential as training will be provided)
- Desire to learn new skills and take on responsibility when required
- High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
Opportunity to grow with the business and take on a range of projects, including financial reporting, cash flow forecasting, financial planning, asset management, credit risk management
Job type: Full-time
Permanent Salary: £25-£35k subject to qualification/experience
Benefits: Casual dress, free parking, support of completion of accountancy qualification
If you are interested in this role, please email me today and we can start your application