Finance Assistant

Deverell Smith Recruitment Ltd; Greater London; Híbrido; GBP 27.000 - 30.000; Jornada completa

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Hybrid working from East London office

Salary £27,000 - £30,000

Descripción de la vacante

Deverell Smith Recruitment Ltd in East London is seeking a Finance Assistant to join a small in-house finance team. You will handle day-to-day transactional finance, process supplier invoices, and assist with reconciliations, gaining broad exposure to how a professional services business runs its numbers.

This hands-on role offers hybrid work from a well-connected East London office, with a team-focused environment and opportunities to develop accounting skills within the property sector.

Formación

• Experience in a purchase ledger, sales ledger or general finance assistant role.
• Strong attention to detail and a methodical approach to high-volume work.
• Confidence chasing payments and dealing with colleagues at all levels.
• Good Excel skills and experience with accounting software.
• An interest in property or professional services is a plus, but not essential.

Responsabilidades

• Processing supplier invoices, coding them to the correct cost centre and VAT treatment, and getting them approved.
• Preparing weekly supplier payment runs and reconciling supplier statements.
• Processing staff expense claims against company policy.
• Raising fee invoices on instruction from surveyors and service teams.
• Posting and allocating receipts, and chasing overdue fees in line with credit control procedures.
• Producing aged debt reports and helping with bank reconciliations and month-end.
• Dealing with finance queries from colleagues across the firm's offices.

Conocimientos

Purchase ledger / Sales ledger / Finan

Attention to detail

Confidence in chasing payments

Excel skills

Accounting software

Herramientas

Excel

Accounting software

Descripción del empleo

Finance Assistant
East London (Hybrid) | £27,000 - £30,000

deverellsmith is partnering with a long-established, multi-service property consultancy to recruit a Finance Assistant for its East London head office.

The firm advises landlords and occupiers across valuation, commercial agency, and asset and property management, and has a strong regional presence across London and the South East. This is a hands-on role in a small in-house finance team. You'll handle the firm's day-to-day transactional finance and get broad exposure to how a professional services business runs its numbers.

What you'll be doing

• Processing supplier invoices, coding them to the correct cost centre and VAT treatment, and getting them approved
• Preparing weekly supplier payment runs and reconciling supplier statements
• Processing staff expense claims against company policy
• Raising fee invoices on instruction from surveyors and service teams
• Posting and allocating receipts, and chasing overdue fees in line with credit control procedures
• Producing aged debt reports and helping with bank reconciliations and month-end
• Dealing with finance queries from colleagues across the firm's offices

What we're looking for

• Experience in a purchase ledger, sales ledger or general finance assistant role
• Strong attention to detail and a methodical approach to high-volume work
• Confidence chasing payments and dealing with colleagues at all levels
• Good Excel skills and experience with accounting software
• An interest in property or professional services is a plus, but not essential

What's on offer

• Salary of £27,000 - £30,000
• Hybrid working from a well-connected East London office
• The chance to join an established firm with a broad, varied client base