Finance Assistant

LGC Group Ltd; Kidlington; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

LGC Clinical Diagnostics is seeking a Finance Assistant to deliver transactional support for accounts receivable and payables, plus full bank reconciliations. You will assist month-end processes, posting journals, and maintaining fixed assets.

You will manage purchase ledger tasks, create supplier payments, and reconcile supplier statements using Xero. Strong analytical skills, attention to detail and IT proficiency are essential, with good communication across teams.

Qualifications

• AAT or equivalent qualification preferred.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail are essential.
• Excellent communication and IT skills are required.
• Proficient in Excel, including VLOOKUP and pivot tables.

Responsibilities

• Provide transactional support for accounts receivable and payable.
• Perform full bank, credit card and Stripe reconciliations in Xero.
• Assist with month-end processes and posting journals.
• Maintain fixed assets register and assist in monthly management accounts for group reporting.
• Review supplier statements and support purchase ledger activities.

Skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Excel

Pivot tables

Initiative

Team collaboration

Learning on the job

Education

AAT or equivalent qualification

Tools

Xero accounting software

Job description

The Finance Assistant has the responsibility for providing transactional support for accounts receivable & payables alongside full bank reconciliations. Additional support for month end processes is also required,

• Ensure the purchase order processing & purchase ledger functions are complete and up to date, including posting purchase invoices, resolving supplier queries, and reconciling supplier statements
• Create supplier payments using online banking for review and approval
• Ownership of bank, credit card and Stripe account reconciliations within Xero accounts package
• Interact with other finance colleagues (in the UK and overseas) and build relationships with other departments
• Prepare and post journals eg, prepayments, accruals and month end journals
• Maintain fixed assets register
• Assist in the preparation of monthly management accounts for group reporting
• Investigate material cost variances
• Review inventory quantities periodically and perform internal audit procedures
• Ad hoc tasks relating to cost management and budgetary controls
• Financial Control, management reporting and financial close
• Assisting with month end close processing including journal preparation and posting
• Review month end Group balances with other LGC entities and confirm accuracy
• AAT or equivalent qualification would be preferred
• Previous experience & good working knowledge of accounting routines
• Strong analytical skills and excellent attention to detail is critical
• Strong IT skills; intermediate Excel (eg vlookups, sumif, pivot tables)
• Experience of Xero accounting software is desirable
• Excellent communication skills as contact with various teams both onsite and offsite required
• Initiative and aptitude to learn on the job and seek to continuously improve processes and reporting

ABOUT LGC CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS

LGC Clinical Diagnostics develops and manufactures a comprehensive portfolio of catalogue and custom-developed diagnostic quality solutions and component materials for the extended life sciences industry. We partner with IVD assay developers, pharmaceutical, CRO and academic institutions in commercialization activities across the entire diagnostic pipeline. Laboratorians and diagnostic professionals across disciplines of clinical chemistry, immunochemistry, serology, molecular diagnostics, and clinical genomics rely on LGC's products to support accurate and reliable diagnostic results. Our operating entities include Maine Standards Company, SeraCare Life Sciences, and Technopath Clinical Diagnostics, which are in vitro diagnostics (IVD) manufacturers of quality measurement tools (calibrators, controls, linearity, EQA/PT, biological materials), the Native Antigen Company, which is a manufacturer and supplier of viral antigens and LGC Proficiency Testing a global leader in PT schemes. We operate FDA-registered and ISO 13485-accredited facilities in Maine (USA), Massachusetts (USA), Maryland (USA), Tipperary (Ireland), ISO 9001-accredited facility in Oxford, UK, and Traverse City, Michigan US. Each day, our world-class staff, scientific expertise, operational efficiency, and superior quality systems are ready to support the range of advanced technologies that collectively improve patient outcomes - from the widely adopted and established through to cutting-edge NGS and precision diagnostics., LGC is a leading, global life science tools company, providing mission-critical components and solutions into high-growth application areas across the human healthcare and applied market segments. Its high-quality product portfolio is comprised of mission-critical tools for genomic analysis and for quality assurance applications, which are typically embedded and recurring within our customers' products and workflows and are valued for their performance, quality, and range.