Assistant Financial Controller — Study Support & Career Growth

Liberty CL Recruitment; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 25 days + BH

Private health insurance

Company pension scheme

Group Life Assurance (4x salary)

Study support and development

Job summary

Liberty Recruitment Group is partnering with a client in Portsmouth to appoint an Assistant Financial Controller in a full-time, permanent role paying up to £40,000. You will support financial reporting, reconciliations and process improvements within a collaborative finance team.

The role includes balance sheet reconciliations, fixed asset maintenance, and aiding year-end audits, with exposure to underwriter finance and banking relationships as part of a busy finance function.

Qualifications

• Experience with reconciliations and month-end processes.
• Strong financial controls and attention to detail.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel; Sage 50 advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Oversee regular collection runs and related reporting.
• Act as main contact with banking partner and implement changes smoothly.
• Support Underwriter Finance with bordereaux submissions and reconciliations.
• Assist Financial Controller with monthly Group reporting.
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations and maintain financial controls.
• Maintain fixed asset records and registers.
• Ensure revenue and funds transfers are recorded accurately.
• Identify process improvements to increase efficiency.
• Assist with year-end audits and related tasks.

Skills

Reconciliations

Financial controls

Month-end processes

Attention to detail

Excel

Tools

Sage 50

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Liberty Recruitment Group is partnering with a client in Portsmouth to appoint an Assistant Financial Controller in a full-time, permanent role paying up to £40,000. You will support financial reporting, reconciliations and process improvements within a collaborative finance team.

The role includes balance sheet reconciliations, fixed asset maintenance, and aiding year-end audits, with exposure to underwriter finance and banking relationships as part of a busy finance function.