Finance Assistant

Close Resource Management Ltd; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An international engineering business is seeking an ambitious Finance professional to support financial reporting and management near Sheffield. The role involves assisting with month-end reporting, audits, and ensuring accurate financial records. Ideal candidates are AAT qualified with strong numeracy and communication skills. This is an ongoing temporary role with potential for permanency in 3-6 months.

Qualifications

• Strong numeracy skills with attention to detail.
• Experience in a finance function required.
• Ability to organise workload and prioritise tasks.

Responsibilities

• Assist with month end financial reporting and analysis.
• Ensure accurate financial reporting in line with group requirements.
• Monitor quality costs to support cost control decisions.

Skills

Attention to detail

Strong numeracy skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Proactive approach

Education

Partially or fully qualified AAT

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Dynamics

Accounting software

Job description

Our client, an international engineering business based near Sheffield, is now looking to recruit and ambitious Finance professional looking to take their next step!

THIS ROLE WILL BE AN ONGOING TEMP' ROLE WITH THE VIEW TO GOING PERMANENT IN 3-6 MONTHS!

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the Finance Manager with month end financial reporting, accruals and prepayment processing and analysis
• Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting in line with group requirements
• Monitor and identify quality costs incurred by the business to support cost control and decision making
• Support the processing of invoices and expense claims accurately and effectively
• Ensuring that all P&L transactions are properly recorded and coded in the finance systems
• Carry out appropriate checks and reconciliations to ensure that financial records and ledgers are complete and accurately maintained at all times.
• Raising recharge invoices for various entities in the group and ensuring the correct reports are sent to each entity.
• To support the Finance Manager and Business Controller with the annual budget setting process

• Assist with the preparation of annual audits and support the Finance Manager and Business Controller throughout the audit process

• Quarterly VAT returns
• Liaise with supplier and customers to resolve queries
• Assisting with ad-hoc reports as requested.

Criteria:

• Ideally you will be part of fully qualified AAT with good all round experience in a finance function
• Previous experience as a Finance Assistant or similar role
• Strong numeracy skills, strong attention to detail and the ability to organise your own workload and prioritise.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel and accounting software (experience of working with Microsoft Dynamics is an advantage)
• The ability to work independently as well as part of a team
• Strong communications skills and a proactive approach