Finance Assistant – Hybrid Working

Anderson Recruitment Ltd; Ross-on-Wye; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A global market leader in finance is seeking a Finance Assistant for their team in Ross-on-Wye. The role involves various accounting tasks and offers a competitive salary of £23,900 to £32,000. This position includes hybrid working options after a training period and a range of benefits, including private medical insurance and generous holiday allowances.

Benefits

Flexible start/finish times

50/50 hybrid working

Private medical insurance/health cash plans

24 days holiday + bank holidays

Ability to buy and sell additional holiday days

Free parking

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Thorough training and ongoing development

Qualifications

• Previous accounting experience or studying AAT/CIMA/ACCA.
• Knowledge of SAP and SAGE is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Perform subsidiary accounting tasks.
• Assist with budgeting and cashflow forecasting.
• Conduct VAT and financial accounts reconciliations.
• Support audits and year-end reporting.
• Participate in annual stock checks.

Skills

Accounting experience

Knowledge of SAP

Knowledge of SAGE

Education

AAT/CIMA/ACCA qualifications

Job description

Our client, who are global market leaders in their field, are looking for a Finance Assistant to join their friendly team in Ross on Wye (Herefordshire) on a full time, permanent basis.

In return, you will have access to a host of benefits including 50/50 hybrid working, flexible start/finish times, opt in health cash plan, 24 days holiday + bank holidays + ability to buy and sell additional days, free parking and more.

This is a varied role, reporting to the Financial Controller, and will be responsible for a broad range of financial and accounting activities to support the effective operation of the Finance function.

General Responsibilities

• Subsidiary accounting, involving a range of tasks from salaries, journals, accruals and prepayments, pension, reconciliations, TB, fixed assets and producing monthly accounts
• Subsidiary budgeting
• Cashflow forecasting
• VAT reconciliations
• Financial accounts reconciliations and processes (such as BS, PL & GRNI rec etc)
• Financial accounting general enquiries
• Audit assistance: year-end, interim and statutory audit, HMRC government audits and other audit requirements
• Year End reporting and other ad-hoc reporting requirements
• Annual stock check attendance
• Treasury cover: raising payments, inter-company netting, bank & group correspondence and bank reconciliations.

Key Attributes

• Previous accounting experience OR studying one of the following qualifications AAT/CIMA/ACCA
• Previous working knowledge of SAP and SAGE would be an advantage (non-essential).

Hours: 37.5h per week- flexible on start/finish times + 50/50 hybrid working option following successful completion of 6-month probation period.

Salary

Salary: £23,900 - £32,000 + excellent benefits package including:

• Flexible start/finish times
• 50/50 hybrid working
• Private medical insurance/health cash plans
• 24 days holiday + bank holidays + ability to buy and sell additional holiday days
• Free parking
• Thorough training and ongoing development.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• + more

Please note: Whilst this role can offer hybrid work, it is not able to offer this role as fully remote, therefore candidates will be required to work all hours in-office for the entire duration of the 6 month training period, and for at least 50% of their working hours thereafter. With this in mind it is advisable that you check Ross-on-Wye is within a reasonable commute for you in order to apply.