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Finance Assistant

TN United Kingdom

Burton-on-Trent

On-site

GBP 25,000 - 35,000

Full time

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Job summary

Join an innovative firm as a Finance Assistant, where you will play a crucial role in managing financial transactions and supporting the finance team. This position offers a dynamic environment where your contributions will help streamline processes and enhance decision-making. You will be responsible for maintaining sales and purchase ledgers, reconciling accounts, and assisting with month-end tasks. With a focus on continuous improvement, this role is perfect for someone eager to grow in their finance career while enjoying a supportive and collaborative team culture. If you are motivated, detail-oriented, and ready to make an impact, we want to hear from you!

Benefits

Discretionary Bonus
Pension Contributions
Life Assurance Scheme
Flexible Benefits Platform
Annual Salary Review
Enhanced Employee Assistance Programme
Shopping Discounts
Long Service Awards
Recognition Scheme
Employee of the Year Awards

Qualifications

  • Experience in Finance Assistant role handling sales and purchase ledgers.
  • AAT qualified or working towards qualification in finance.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain sales and purchase ledgers, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
  • Reconcile bank accounts and balance sheet accounts weekly.

Skills

Accounting Principles
VAT Principles
Communication Skills
Team Player
Proactive Learning

Education

AAT Qualification

Tools

SAGE

Job description

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As a Finance Assistant for the Colonis Pharma business, you will take individual responsibility for processing all financial transactions for the business aligned to the timetable set by the business and allowing the business the information upon which to base decisions. The individual will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the transactions aspects of the company.

Key Responsibilities:

Maintain the sales ledger including:

  • Uploading sales invoices and credit notes daily/weekly from 3PL portal and reconciling the data to ensure completeness of information.
  • Reconciliation of customer accounts and remittances from 3PL.
  • Raise sales invoices for non-UK sales.
  • Ensure that aged debt is followed up with customers
  • Ensure VAT is recorded correctly
  • Post revaluation adjustments.

Maintain the purchase ledger including:

  • Agreeing purchase ledger with supplier records requesting supplier statements and reconciling to Sage on a regular basis.
  • Prepare payment runs and complete cash postings.
  • Post revaluation adjustments.

Month/year end responsibilities:

  • Management and reconciliation of company bank accounts on a weekly basis.
  • Reconciling balance sheet accounts for debtors, creditors and cash.
  • Posting of month end journals & other ad hoc journals
  • Upload of data into group consolidation systems
  • Support the Finance Manager with ad hoc month end task as required.
  • Assist with annual financial statements & year end audit.
  • Contributing to the continued development of systems within the business.
  • Supporting the Finance Director & Finance Manager with ad hoc requests for data.

Requirements

  • Experience working within a Finance Assistant role on both sales and purchase ledger.
  • AAT qualified or working towards a qualification.
  • Understanding of accounting principles & VAT principles.
  • Experience with accounting software packages, ideally SAGE.
  • Excellent communication skills & team player.
  • A desire to learn and work proactively.
  • Motivated by continuous improvement.
  • Positive and friendly attitude.
  • Discretionary Bonus
  • Pension contributions & Life Assurance scheme
  • Flexible Benefits Platform with £25/month Company contribution
  • Annual salary review
  • Enhanced Employee Assistance Programme
  • Shopping discounts with retailers
  • Long service awards
  • Recognition scheme & employee of the year awards

Interested? We would love to hear from you, please apply today for consideration.

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