Finance Assistant

Driver Hire; Galashiels; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A client in Galashiels is seeking an experienced Finance Assistant to join their busy team. The successful candidate will contribute to maintaining strong vendor relationships and support the accounts payable function. Responsibilities include ensuring compliance with financial policies, managing invoices, and completing reconciliations. Ideal candidates possess strong organizational skills, a good grasp of finance-related tasks, and experience with software such as Microsoft Excel.

Qualifications

• Previous experience within a finance department required.
• Good administrative skills and ability to multi-task essential.

Responsibilities

• Ensure invoices are properly authorized and coded.
• Maintain files and records for financial documents.
• Perform bank and cashbook input and reconciliation.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

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Our client in Galashiels is looking for an experienced Finance Assistant to join their busy team.

As a Finance Assistant you will play a key role in maintaining strong vendor relationships, ensuring compliance with internal controls and financial policies, and contributing to the smooth operation of the company’s accounts payable function.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure invoices are properly authorised and coded
• Maintain files and records
• Perform Bank / Cashbook input and reconciliation:
• Pay suppliers and send remittances
• Produce month end working papers file:
• Fixed Assets, enter new assets depreciate and reconcile
• Purchase and Sales Ledger reconciliations
• Any other ad-hoc duties as reasonably requested

Position Requirements

• Previous experience within a finance department
• Microsoft Excel / Word working knowledge required
• Basic accounts knowledge
• Good administrative, organisational and communication skills
• Key Competencies specific to the role (presentation skills, attention to detail, capability to influence and negotiate)
• Ability to report accurate results against demanding time schedules and an ability to set priorities and multi-task
• Robust business knowledge and technical skills
• Willingness and ability to learn new skills