Finance Assistant

TipTopJob; Knutsford; Hybrid; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-growing facilities management company in Knutsford is seeking a Finance Assistant to manage billing activities and support financial processes. The ideal candidate has strong experience in billing and sales ledgers, alongside proficiency in MS Excel. This role offers a salary of up to £35,000 and benefits including 25 days holiday and hybrid working arrangements.

Benefits

25 days holiday

Hybrid working (2 WFH days per week)

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a finance role is essential.
• Understanding of client billing portals is beneficial.
• Familiarity with the Hard FM sector is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Ensure timesheets are accurately entered into the system.
• Handle activities related to expense claims.
• Administer billing activities for client accounts.
• Perform ad hoc credit control duties.
• Raise POs and review outstanding values.

Skills

Strong billing experience

Sales ledger experience

MS Excel proficiency

Ability to learn new systems

Teamwork experience

Job description

A fast-growing, privately-owned facilities management business is looking for a Finance Assistant to join the team in Knutsford. Along with a salary of up to GBP 35,000 per annum, you will also receive 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) and hybrid working (2 WFH days per week).

You will be supporting the business by flagging any risks or issues at the earliest opportunity.

Responsibilities of the Finance Assistant include:

1. Ensuring timesheets are entered into the system and collated to work undertaken, allocated against the correct job.
2. Handling sundry activities related to expenses claimed, such as checking validity and rates.
3. Approving, batching, reviewing, and entering expenses into internal systems.
4. Administering all billing activities for key client accounts, including checking authorized values, client portals, and invoicing requirements.
5. Performing ad hoc credit control duties following submission of work to clients.
6. Raising POs for project managers and checking values against the project budget.
7. Reviewing outstanding POs and taking appropriate action.

Qualifications and Skills:

1. Previous experience in a similar role, with strong billing and sales ledger experience, and familiarity with client billing portals.
2. Experience working as part of a close-knit team.
3. Strong proficiency in MS Excel, including pivot tables and lookups.
4. Ability to quickly learn new systems.
5. Understanding of the Hard FM sector is useful but not essential.

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