Finance Assistant - FTC

Huntress; Essex; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free on-site parking

Company pension

Sick pay

Job summary

Huntress is seeking a Finance Assistant on a 12-month fixed-term contract, based on the outskirts of Chelmsford. The role covers sales and purchase ledgers, banking, reconciliations, expenses and month-end support.

A candidate with at least 2 years in finance, strong attention to detail and the ability to work independently is required. Duties include posting receipts, issuing invoices, credit control, customer/supplier queries, and assisting with month-end processes.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years' finance experience.
• Experience with sales and purchase ledgers.
• Strong Excel and accounting software familiarity.
• Excellent numerical, analytical and detail-oriented skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Good organisational and time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Post and allocate customer receipts accurately.
• Raise and issue sales invoices.
• Carry out credit control and follow up overdue payments.
• Investigate and resolve customer account queries.
• Prepare and distribute monthly customer statements.
• Process supplier invoices and payments.
• Post supplier payments and other banking transactions.
• Reconcile supplier statements and investigate discrepancies.
• Respond to supplier queries and resolve payment issues.
• Complete regular bank reconciliations, including foreign currency accounts.
• Process employee expense claims and check supporting documentation.
• Produce consolidated invoices where required.
• Issue customer statements.
• Reconciling supplier statements.
• Support month-end processes and wider finance activities.

Skills

Sales ledger

Purchase ledger

Bank reconciliation

Accounting software

Microsoft Excel

Numerical skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Communication skills

Independence

Teamwork

Tools

Accounting software

Job description

Finance Assistant - 12-Month FTC
Salary: 28,000 per annum
Location: Chelmsford outskirts
Contract: 12-month fixed-term contract
Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm

The office is located on the outskirts of Chelmsford and is not accessible by public transport. Therefore, applicants must have their own vehicle and live within a reasonable commuting distance of the office.

This is a varied finance role covering sales ledger, purchase ledger, banking, reconciliations, expenses and month-end support. The successful candidate will need previous finance experience, strong attention to detail and the ability to manage their workload accurately and independently.

Duties will include:

• Posting and accurately allocating customer receipts.
• Raising and issuing sales invoices.
• Carrying out credit control, monitoring overdue accounts and following up outstanding payments.
• Investigating and resolving customer account queries.
• Preparing and distributing monthly customer statements.
• Processing supplier invoices accurately and within required timescales.
• Preparing supplier payment runs and processing payments via online banking.
• Posting supplier payments and other banking transactions to the accounting system.
• Reconciling supplier statements and investigating discrepancies.
• Responding to supplier queries and resolving payment issues.Completing regular bank reconciliations, including foreign currency accounts.
• Processing employee expense claims and checking supporting documentation.
• Producing consolidated invoices where required.
• Issuing customer statements.
• Reconciling supplier statements.
• Supporting month-end processes and wider finance activities.

Candidate requirements:

• At least 2 years' finance experience.
• Good knowledge of sales ledger, purchase ledger and bank reconciliation processes.
• Experience using accounting software and Microsoft Excel.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Good organisational and time management skills.
• The ability to prioritise and manage competing workloads.
• Professional communication skills and confidence dealing with customers and suppliers.
• The ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within a finance team.

The package includes free on-site parking, company pension and sick pay.

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