Finance Assistant: Payroll, Cash Management & Analysis

Pure Resourcing Solutions Limited; Rayleigh; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Pure Resourcing Solutions Limited is seeking a proactive Finance Assistant to support daily finance activities, including cash management, payroll coordination, and month-end accounting. This varied role offers hands-on experience across the finance function within an established team.

You will reconcile bank accounts, maintain cash books, liaise with an external payroll bureau, process payroll changes, and prepare journals and accruals.

Qualifications

• Experience in an accounting environment.
• Exposure to payroll processes.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Proactive and detail-oriented approach.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate cash book postings.
• Prepare and reconcile bank accounts.
• Support daily cash transactions management.
• Liaise with the external payroll bureau.
• Process starter, leaver and employee change information.
• Verify timesheets and variable pay data for payroll submission.
• Assist with work-in-progress calculations.
• Prepare monthly accruals and journals.
• Maintain and reconcile the prepayments schedule.
• Complete balance sheet reconciliations.
• Analyse profit and loss accounts and investigate variances.
• Produce ad hoc reports and financial analysis.

Skills

Excel Pivot Tables

VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP

Data analysis

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Payroll coordination

Tools

Sage 200

Job description

Pure Resourcing Solutions Limited is seeking a proactive Finance Assistant to support daily finance activities, including cash management, payroll coordination, and month-end accounting. This varied role offers hands-on experience across the finance function within an established team.

You will reconcile bank accounts, maintain cash books, liaise with an external payroll bureau, process payroll changes, and prepare journals and accruals.