Finance Assistant

Lifetime Group; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 25 days +

Birthday leave

Holiday purchase

Flexible working

Early finish

Health cash plan

Virtual GP

Wellbeing package

Sickness pay

Pension up to 5%

Life assurance

Family benefits

Bank holiday swap

Long service awards

Rewards program

Job summary

Lifetime Group is a leading provider of skills and learning solutions across the UK, committed to empowering people and organisations to fulfil their potential. We are recruiting a maternity cover within the Finance Team to ensure smooth operation of purchase ledgers and staff expenses.

You will process supplier invoices across four group companies, support purchase orders, handle supplier queries, manage staff expense claims, reconcile accounts, and keep inboxes organized to support timely

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• IT literate with working knowledge of Microsoft applications such as Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Previous experience of purchase ledger operations.
• Good attention to detail, task focused with a pro-active approach.

Responsibilities

• Processing a large number of supplier invoices over the four companies in the group, some to be matched to purchase orders, some to be manually coded before sending on for approval.
• Assisting colleagues with the raising of purchase orders.
• Taking calls from suppliers chasing up their invoices.
• Prompt processing of staff expenses ready for the mid-month payment run, ensuring that claims are compliant and have all necessary documentation attached.
• Frequently monitoring all finance inboxes for the group, dealing with queries and sending invoices on for processing.
• Reconciling accounts to supplier statements, requesting copies of any missing invoices.
• Clearing down accounts and ensuring all payments are matched to invoices, chasing for any that are missing.

Skills

Verbal and written communication

MS Word

MS Excel

Outlook

Purchase ledger experience

Attention to detail

Pro-active approach

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Outlook

Job description

Lifetime Group is a leading provider of skills and learning solutions, dedicated to transforming lives and businesses across the UK. We're passionate about empowering individuals and organisations to reach their full potential through innovative learning and development.

Working for Lifetime Group isn’t just a job, it’s an opportunity to be part of a supportive and progressive culture that is focused on enabling people to fulfil their potential.

What we offer:

• 25 days annual leave (rising with service)
• Additional day leave for your birthday
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Flexible working & flexi time options
• Early finish for the end of your week
• Health cash plan
• Virtual GP
• Curated wellbeing package
• Enhanced sickness pay
• Company match pension up to 5%
• Life assurance
• Enhanced family benefits package
• Religious bank holiday swap
• Long service recognition and reward
• Quarterly reward and recognition awards

In a nutshell

• Provision of maternity cover in the Finance Team to ensure the smooth running of purchase ledger operations and staff expenses

What will you be doing?

Purchase Ledger

• Processing a large number of supplier invoices over the four companies in the group, some to be matched to purchase orders, some to be manually coded before sending on for approval.
• Assisting colleagues with the raising of purchase orders.
• Taking calls from suppliers chasing up their invoices.

Other Duties

• Prompt processing of staff expenses ready for the mid-month payment run, ensuring that claims are compliant and have all necessary documentation attached.
• Frequently monitoring all finance inboxes for the group, dealing with queries and sending invoices on for processing.
• Reconciling accounts to supplier statements, requesting copies of any missing invoices.
• Clearing down accounts and ensuring all payments are matched to invoices, chasing for any that are missing.

What will you bring to the role?

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• IT literate with working knowledge of Microsoft applications such as Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Good attention to detail, task focused with a pro-active approach
• Previous experience of purchase ledger operations.

A diverse, inclusive and equitable workforce.

As a group, we're committed to broadening the equity, diversity, and inclusion of our workforce and creating a sense of belonging for all. In this way we will better represent those who learn with us and our partners to greater understand and fulfil their needs.

By listening to our emerging diverse workforce, we will agree future goals and priorities as a community. This in turn will help secure a sustainable future for the Group, benefiting not just us but also our partners and those who learn with us

Your experience is invaluable to us, and we are committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable recruitment environment for all candidates. We welcome any feedback on how we can enhance our approach to an inclusive process, please feel free to share your ideas with us here: Your feedback

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