Accounts Assistant

Investigo; Hoddesdon; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme

Pension

Life assurance

Employee discounts

25 days holiday

Parking

Holiday trading

Private medical insurance

Job summary

Investigo’s client in Cheshunt is hiring a Finance Assistant to provide administrative and financial support to the finance department, ensuring accuracy and compliance in high-volume transactions.

The role offers study support for AAT/ACCA and is office-based, requiring local presence. You will work with the experienced team on day-to-day accounts, helping with month-end, reporting, and process improvements.

Qualifications

• Experience in transactional finance and bookkeeping.
• Willing to learn and progress; study support for AAT/ACCA.
• Office-based role; local to Hoddesdon area.

Responsibilities

• Maintenance of accounts in line with internal controls and regulations.
• Processing revenue invoices, prepayments and daily credit control on the ERP system.
• Processing accounts payable invoices and supplier reconciliations; manage weekly payment run.
• Assist with month-end procedures and reporting (accruals, prepayments, journals).
• Support year-end accounts preparation and liaise with external auditors.
• Identify opportunities to improve finance processes and efficiencies.
• Prepare management reports weekly and monthly.
• Undertake other ad hoc tasks as required.

Skills

Transactional finance experience

Attention to detail

Ability to work to deadlines

Education

AAT/ACCA study support

Tools

ERP system

Job description

My Cheshunt based Client with an excellent working culture is hiring a newly created role a Finance Assistant to provide administrative and financial support to help the smooth operation of the finance department.

Working alongside the experienced Team, you'll play an integral role in the day-to-day operation of the accounts function, ensuring accuracy, compliance and the efficient processing of high-volume and/or high-value financial transactions.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong transactional finance experience who enjoys working in a fast-paced, detail-focused role who is looking to learn and progress. Study support provided if you are looking to complete AAT, ACCA or similar.

This is a fully office based role so you will need to live locally.

Key responsibilities

• Supporting with the Maintenance accounts in accordance with internal controls and industry regulations
• Processing Revenue invoices, prepayment/staged payment invoices and daily credit control and reconciliation on the ERP system.
• Processing Accounts Payable invoices, uploading into the ERP system, reconciliation of supplier accounts, responsible for ensuring the weekly payment run is prepared in its entirety for review, weekly review of the aged creditors report, and querying any anomalies and unallocated cash
• Assisting with month-end procedures and reporting including accruals, prepayment and accounting journals
• Assisting with year-end accounts preparation
• Supporting external accountants and auditors
• Identifying opportunities to improve finance processes and efficiencies
• Preparation of management reports on a weekly and monthly basis
• Other ad hoc tasks as required

The ideal candidate will be looking to build a career in finance, with a good understanding of bookkeeping and double entry accounting with some exposure to supporting a finance team with general accounting.

It’s a fast paced Finance team, so it is important that you are comfortable in working to deadlines.

On offer is:

• Study support
• Bonus scheme
• Pension
• Life assurance
• employee discounts
• 25 days holiday
• Parking
• Holiday trading
• private medical insurance