Finance Assistant

Owen Daniels; England; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment firm is seeking a Finance Assistant in the United Kingdom to support financial processes and ensure accurate financial reporting. The ideal candidate will assist with cash flow management, ledger maintenance, and budget monitoring. AAT qualification is beneficial but not necessary. Hybrid working is available, with 3 days onsite and 2 from home.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar position is preferred.
• Willingness to learn and develop within Finance is essential.
• AAT Level 1 or 2 is ideal but not mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Support the finance function and manage cash flow.
• Maintain finance ledgers and reconcile accounts.
• Populating management information systems with accurate data.
• Assist with budgets and monitor performance.
• Process business expenses and credit card expenditure.

Skills

Experience in a similar position

Willingness to learn

Keen to develop within Finance

Education

AAT Level 1 or 2

Job description

Finance Assistant

Permanent Position, Salary Depending on Experience, Hybrid Working (3 days onsite, 2 from home), ASAP Start

The Finance Assistant will support the finance function in day to day processing to ensure the delivery of robust and effective management account information and materially accurate interim and annual financial statements.

Job Description

• Supporting the finance function and wider business in managing cash flow out of the business via purchase invoicing.
• Maintenance of various finance ledgers for Group companies including reconciliation of accounts and entering financial transactions.
• Support of various Management information systems across the Group by populating with timely accurate data and analysing as required
• Ad hoc finance and administrative duties for the finance function and business
• Assisting with budgets and monitoring performance against these
• Encoding accounting entries for data processing
• Sorting financial documents and posting them to the proper accounts
• Entering financial information into appropriate software programs
• Processing business expenses for reimbursement and credit card expenditure
• Reviewing computer reports for accuracy and support in tracing errors back to their source
• Assisting with implementation of improvement initiatives within the finance processes
• This role plays a vital part in upholding and promoting the company's core values

Essential Qualifications / Experience / Skills

• Experience in a similar position
• Willingness to learn and keen to develop within Finance
• Ideally AAT Level 1 or 2 (this is not essential)