Finance Assistant – 16 Months Fixed Term Contract

Jobtailor; Brighton; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Brighton is seeking a Finance Assistant to support day-to-day operations across accounts payable, expense processing, cash management, and reporting. You will help with supplier invoices, bank reconciliations, month-end, and audits, while maintaining accuracy and compliance.

Ideal candidates have experience in transactional finance, strong attention to detail, and the ability to manage priorities in a collaborative finance team.

Qualifications

• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Proactive team player with ability to manage competing priorities
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• Delivery of accurate work to deadlines

Responsibilities

• Support the day-to-day financial operations of the business
• Process supplier invoices accurately and efficiently in line with financial controls and approval processes
• Review and process employee expenses and company card transactions
• Allocate customer receipts and maintain accurate records for cash management
• Reconcile supplier accounts and resolve discrepancies with suppliers
• Complete bank reconciliations and resolve unmatched transactions
• Support regular supplier payment runs
• Prepare financial data and supporting information for reporting and business decision-making
• Analyse budget variances and highlight trends, risks and areas requiring investigation
• Resolve invoice, payment and account queries with colleagues and suppliers
• Support month-end, year-end and audit activities
• Provide flexible support across the Finance team
• Take ownership of finance activities, reconciliations and payments
• Support reporting, continuous improvement initiatives and financial controls

Job description

• Support the day-to-day financial operations of the business
• Process supplier invoices accurately and efficiently in line with financial controls and approval processes
• Review and process employee expenses and company card transactions
• Allocate customer receipts and maintain accurate records for cash management
• Reconcile supplier accounts and resolve discrepancies with suppliers
• Complete bank reconciliations and resolve unmatched transactions
• Support regular supplier payment runs
• Prepare financial data and supporting information for reporting and business decision-making
• Analyse budget variances and highlight trends, risks and areas requiring investigation
• Resolve invoice, payment and account queries with colleagues and suppliers
• Support month-end, year-end and audit activities
• Provide flexible support across the Finance team
• Take ownership of finance activities, reconciliations and payments
• Support reporting, continuous improvement initiatives and financial controls

Requirements

• Previous experience working in a finance, accounts payable or similar transactional finance role
• Experience processing invoices and maintaining accurate financial records
• Experience using Concur and Microsoft Dynamics 365 is desirable but not essential
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to identify, investigate and resolve financial discrepancies
• Proactive team player able to manage competing priorities
• Ability to build effective working relationships
• Ability to deliver accurate work to deadlines

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in financial operations, including invoice processing, account reconciliation, and financial reporting. Proficient in identifying discrepancies and supporting continuous improvement initiatives within finance teams.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Invoice Processing
• Account Reconciliation
• Financial Reporting
• Attention To Detail
• Supplier Payment Management

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Financial Operations
• Supplier Invoice Processing
• Expense Management
• Cash Management
• Budget Analysis
• Bank Reconciliation
• Financial Record Maintenance
• Discrepancy Resolution
• Audit Support
• Continuous Improvement

Soft Skills

• Proactive Team Player
• Effective Relationship Building
• Deadline Management

Industry Keywords

• Accounts Payable
• Financial Controls
• Transaction Finance
• Supplier Management
• Financial Data Analysis

Tools & Technologies

• Concur
• Microsoft Dynamics 365