Finance Assistant

Talentedge Recruitment Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Study support

Job summary

Talentedge Recruitment Limited partners with a high growth creative agency to hire a Finance Assistant/ AP Clerk into a fast paced, collaborative finance team supporting a dynamic and expanding business.

Hybrid working (3 days in office / 2 days at home) with central London offices, offering study support and clear progression opportunities within a scaling group.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years’ experience in finance or accounts support
• Keen to study (AAT or early ACCA/CIMA stage preferred)
• Experience in a creative, agency, media, events or fast paced SME environment beneficial
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail
• Comfortable in a high volume, deadline driven environment

Responsibilities

• Processing purchase invoices and supplier payments
• Raising sales invoices and supporting billing cycles
• Reconciling bank accounts and balance sheet items
• Processing employee expenses and credit card statements
• Supporting month end close activities
• Assisting with accruals and prepayments
• Maintaining accurate financial records
• Supporting WIP and project related finance processes
• Liaising with internal teams to resolve queries
• Contributing to process improvements within finance operations

Skills

Attention to detail

Stakeholder communication

Organised

Finance/Accounts support

Education

AAT or ACCA/CIMA (early stage)

Job description

Finance Assistant/ AP Clerk | Creative Agency

Hybrid (3 days office / 2 days home)

Study Support!

We’re partnering with a high growth creative agency to hire a Finance Assistant/ AP Clerk into a fast paced, collaborative finance team supporting a dynamic and expanding business.

The organisation operates across brand communications, digital, social, and events across the UK and internationally. With continued investment and ambitious growth plans, this is an excellent opportunity to join a business at a genuinely exciting stage of scale.

The Role

This is a hands on Finance Assistant/ AP Clerk position, supporting the finance function with day to day transactional activity as well as month end processes within a busy, project led environment.

You’ll play a key role in ensuring financial accuracy across a high volume agency structure, working closely with both the wider finance team and operational stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Processing purchase invoices and supplier payments
• Raising sales invoices and supporting billing cycles
• Reconciling bank accounts and balance sheet items
• Processing employee expenses and credit card statements
• Supporting month end close activities
• Assisting with accruals and prepayments
• Maintaining accurate financial records
• Supporting WIP and project related finance processes
• Liaising with internal teams to resolve queries
• Contributing to process improvements within finance operations

About You

We’re looking for someone who is:

• Ideally 1–3 years’ experience in a finance or accounts support role
• Keen to study (AAT or early ACCA/CIMA stage preferred, but not essential)
• Experience within a creative, agency, media, events or fast paced SME environment would be beneficial
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail
• Comfortable working in a high volume, deadline driven environment
• Confident communicating with non finance stakeholders
• Proactive, eager to learn and keen to develop within a growing business

What’s on Offer

• £33,000–£35,000 salary
• Study support ££ (where applicable)
• Hybrid working (3 days office / 2 days home)
• Central London offices
• Exposure to a fast growing, entrepreneurial business
• Supportive and collaborative finance team
• Clear progression opportunities within a scaling group

This is a great opportunity for someone looking to build their finance career within a creative, fast paced and commercially driven environment.