Finance Assistant
Role Overview
To provide financial support for all aspects of the business, existing and future developments; in a timely, accurate and efficient manner.
Common Tasks
- Purchase Ledger duties:
- Issue purchase orders for company purchases
- Receive and process supplier invoices
- Maintain and develop close working relationships with suppliers
- Reconcile payables balances to supplier statements and deal with any discrepancies
- Bank and Cash:
- Set up supplier payments
- Process bank transactions through accounting software
- Manage direct debit and standing order payments
- Prepare monthly bank reconciliations
- Update weekly cash flow forecasts
- Accounting duties:
- Process monthly journals i.e. Prepayments, Intercompany transactions, Depreciation
- Manage fixed asset register
- Prepare monthly fixed asset reconciliations
- Attend meetings as required
- Maintain and develop inter-team relationships
- Assist in implementation of relevant Company policies & procedures
- Support the wider team by performing other duties that may be requested or required
- Any other duties as advised by the Line Manager from time to time
Key attributes, qualities and experience required
Desirable Experience:
- Must be from a numerate background, either through practical experience in a previous role or as a graduate from a mathematical/finance or business related discipline
- Experience of the day to day operations within an accounting team
Proven Skills:
- Intermediate to advanced excel skills including Pivot tables and ability to manipulate and analyse large volumes of data
- Should be computer literate with excellent IT skills – e-mail, internet, internal systems etc.
- Should be able to manage multiple projects
- Should be able to handle a high volume workload
- High attention to detail
- Ability to work flexibly, accurately and to tight deadlines
- Must be able to function well in a team
- Willingness to continuously develop processes
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