Finance Assistant - Revenue Finance & Legal · UK - Hybrid Working (Guildford) ·

Sycurio; Guildford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Sycurio seeks a proactive Finance Assistant to support the full bookings-to-cash cycle. Responsibilities include maintaining the sales ledger, processing invoices, and performing credit control. This role offers a fantastic opportunity for growth in a supportive and innovative environment with benefits like competitive salary, holiday, and study support.

Benefits

25 Days Holiday

Competitive Salary

Up to 10% Bonus

Study Support

4 x Salary Life Insurance

BUPA Health Insurance

BUPA Cash Back Plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Bespoke Discounts

Up to 5% Contributory Pension

Qualifications

• At least 2 years’ experience in a similar role or a relevant degree.
• Desire to learn and take ownership of studies and training.
• Ability to work under pressure and multi-task.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate sales ledger and billing schedules.
• Perform credit control activities to ensure timely cash collection.
• Assist with month-end close processes including reconciliations.

Skills

Attention to detail

Initiative

Time management

Teamwork

Spoken English

Written English

Organisational skills

Intermediate Excel

Education

Degree in a relevant field

Part-Qualified AAT/CIMA/ACCA

Tools

MS Office

NetSuite

Job description

Main purpose of the job

Sycurio is seeking a Finance Assistant – the role will be responsible for supporting the full bookings-to-cash cycle, including the accurate recording of customer sales contracts, timely billing, revenue recognition in line with FRS102, and effective credit control to ensure prompt cash collection.

Reporting to the Financial Controller, the successful candidate will demonstrate a proactive mindset, strong attention to detail, and a willingness to take on a broad range of tasks with enthusiasm and professionalism.

Key Responsibilities

Maintain the Sales Ledger, ensuring accurate and up-to-date records.

Process closed-won deals in NetSuite, ensuring all required documentation is complete, billing schedules are correctly set up, and partners are assigned to customer records where applicable.

Create and maintain Project Cards within NetSuite to support accurate project tracking and reporting.

Issue sales invoices promptly and accurately, and maintain billing schedules within the system to reflect current status.

Perform credit control activities, including monitoring aged debtors, chasing outstanding payments, and resolving queries to ensure timely cash collection.

Take ownership of monthly revenue recognition, ensuring compliance with FRS102.

Partner with Project Managers to support accurate project accounting and milestone-based revenue reporting at month-end.

Calculate monthly commission payments for payroll, distribute commission statements, and respond to commission-related queries.

Perform quarterly uploads of rolling 12-month renewal data into HubSpot.

Assist with month-end close processes, including preparation of journal entries, reconciliations, and supporting schedules related to revenue and accounts receivable.

Monitor and reconcile deferred revenue balances to ensure proper revenue recognition over time.

Review customer contracts to verify that billing and revenue recognition terms are correctly reflected in the system.

Support internal and external audits by preparing revenue-related schedules and providing required documentation.

Identify and implement process improvements to streamline billing, revenue recognition, and reporting.

Work to enhance financial systems and processes, seeking opportunities to automate manual tasks and improve operational efficiency.

Ensure all revenue-related activities are compliant with company policies, internal controls, and applicable accounting standards.

Support the finance team with ad hoc tasks and projects as required.

Key qualifications, skills, experience

Excellent attention to detail.

Be a self-starter and use initiative while also being able to follow instructions.

Ability to work under pressure and multi-task.

Ability to work in a team as well as individually.

Excellent spoken and written English.

A desire to learn and challenge yourself - this is a fantastic opportunity for your learning and development; you must be ready to take ownership in your studies and training.

Excellent working knowledge of MS Office, Outlook & the Internet

Good organisational skills

Intermediate Excel skills

At least 2 years’ experience in a similar role or have a degree in a relevant field.

Part-Qualified, AAT/CIMA/ACCA or desire to enrol in studies.

Desirable: Prior use of NetSuite

Benefits & Culture

We are a market leader in secure voice transactions and trusted by our customers and partners. We are on a journey to secure all personal data. We recruit diverse, ambitious, innovative people who want to grow in a supportive and collaborative environment. We are passionate, work hard, have fun and celebrate success.

What we'll give you:

• 25 Days Holiday
• Competitive Salary
• Up to 10% Bonus
• Study Support is available
• 4 x Salary Life Insurance
• BUPA Health Insurance
• BUPA Cash Back Plan
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Bespoke Discounts and Communications Hub
• Up to 5% Contributory Pension

Sycurio is well funded and growing fast, you’ll be joining an organisation that combines an entrepreneurial ‘start-up’ culture with the professionalism of a mature and established business. This is a fabulous opportunity to gain experience on a variety of commercial matters of an international business.