Finance Assistant - Maternity Cover

Personnel Selection; Andover; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-recognised company in Andover seeks an experienced Finance Assistant to manage day-to-day financial administration. This role involves tasks such as preparing daily takings, reconciling bank accounts, processing supplier invoices, and performing VAT analysis. Ideal candidates will have a solid background in accounts administration, excellent attention to detail, and strong communication skills. This position offers a 9-12 month maternity cover contract starting in January.

Qualifications

• Solid background in a similar role required.
• Available to start in January.
• Willing to commit to a 9-12 month maternity cover contract.

Responsibilities

• Enter daily takings into the accounting system.
• Reconcile and bank takings from previous days.
• Process supplier invoices and payments.
• Perform bank reconciliations for multiple accounts.
• Conduct VAT analysis and manage accounting spreadsheets.

Skills

Experience in accounts administration

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Tools

Accounting software

Genesis Epos system

Job description

Personnel Selection are seeing an experienced Finance Assistant to join this fantastic and well‑recognised company. You will be working alongside the MD of the business and will be handling all areas of the day‑to‑day financial administration for the business, which will include payroll, reconciliation, VAT analysis and supplier payments.

This is a really varied and interesting role, working for a brilliant business and will suit a personable, diligent and resourceful individual with a solid background in accounts administration.

Duties

• Daily takings from all sites to be entered into the accounting system
• Takings from previous day to be banked – please ensure that all tills are being properly reconciled and report to MD and store manager if not.
• Entering supplier invoices onto account system
• Receiving deliveries into stock using our Genesis Epos system
• Checking the bank account daily – ensuring the accounting system is kept up to date and flagging any queries
• Payment of suppliers by cheque or bank transfer and making adjustments on the accounting system
• Ensure all suppliers are kept informed of payments both before and after they have been paid on a weekly basis each Friday
• Bank reconciliation for all 5 bank accounts and Paypal
• Expenses
• VAT analysis
• Accounting spreadsheets
• End of month spreadsheets

If you have a solid background in a similar role, will be available to start in January and are happy to commit to the full 9‑12 month maternity cover contract, then please do apply now.