Finance Assistant

JR United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a detail-oriented Finance Assistant to join their dynamic finance team. This role is crucial for maintaining accurate financial records and supporting reconciliations across multiple entities. The ideal candidate will have a proactive approach to problem-solving and a strong ability to foster relationships within the finance team. You will play a key role in improving processes and ensuring the smooth operation of financial activities. If you're looking to grow your finance career in a collaborative and innovative environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 18-24 months experience in a transactional finance function.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, advanced in Excel.

Responsibilities

• Manage accounts payable and receivable, ensuring accurate record keeping.
• Support month-end reconciliations and variance analysis reporting.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Excel

Problem-solving

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Education

Finance qualification (AAT/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent)

Tools

Finance systems

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Location: LOCK Group, Springfield House, London E8 2LZ

Report to: Management Accountant

Job Summary

The Finance Assistant plays an important role within LOCK Group’s finance team, lining directly into the management accountant responsible for two UK entities as well as one French and one Dutch entity. The Finance Assistant is responsible for ensuring accurate record keeping as well as supporting with reconciliations and reporting within the finance team. We are looking for an individual who has great attention to detail and proactively seeks to improve processes. This role is key to building successful relationships between the finance and wider teams.

Responsibilities

1. Accounts Payable
   • Check and accurately record supplier invoices, credit card receipts and expenses as well as payments.
   • Set up and maintain supplier records within the current and new finance systems.
   • Prepare payment runs and support setting up payments within banking.
   • Ensure aged creditors are reported regularly and kept clean.
   • Maintain and send artist statements, ensuring their accounts are fully reconciled and agreed with the production teams.
   • Manage Supplier inbox, ensuring all internal and external queries are being dealt with or escalated in a timely manner.
2. Accounts Receivable
   • Raise and send all sales invoices and support management accountant with job reconciliations.
   • Accurately maintain client records within the current and new financial system as well as the client teams’ project tracking systems.
   • Take full charge of credit control and support the management accountant and financial controller with preparing cashflows.
   • Provide weekly debtor updates to the financial controller and client teams with a clear view on aged debt, queries and support needed.
   • Complete client form requests such as new supplier forms etc.
   • Manage client inbox, ensuring all internal and external queries are being dealt with or escalated in a timely manner.
3. Month-end & Ad hoc
   • Support the management accountant with bank and balance sheet reconciliations as well as variance analysis reporting on overheads.
   • Post intercompany invoices prepared by the financial controller.
   • Respond to requests and be an integral part of setting up and improving LOCK’s new finance system from a transactional perspective, actively raise queries and improve processes.

As part of being an employee of LOCK Group, we also place importance on how we work not just individually, but together in support of our clients. All employees embody the following values and behavioural responsibilities in their work:

• Inclusive: Foster a diverse, collaborative environment where every individual thrives.
• Innovative: Push creative boundaries and embrace new ideas and technologies.
• Responsible: Uphold ethical, sustainable practices and maintain transparency.
• Supportive: Mentor and nurture talent to build the next generation of leaders.
• Quality: Deliver the highest standards of service and solutions in every endeavour.

Personal Profile

• Proficient & experienced in Microsoft Office, ideally advanced in Excel.
• Proactive & keen to solve problems, proven track record of process improvement.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Accurate & detailed with a can-do attitude & willingness to learn.
• At least 18 to 24 months experience in a transactional finance function.
• Experience within an international/multi-entity business preferred.
• Ideally working towards a finance qualification (AAT/ACCA/CIMA or International equivalent).

Application

Email a cover note and CV to [emailprotected] with subject line “LOCK Group Finance Assistant”.