Finance Assistant: Varied Local Authority Finance Tasks

Prime Recruitment Services Limited; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Prime Recruitment Services Limited in Downpatrick is seeking a Finance Assistant to support the finance function within a local authority environment. The role covers accounts payable and/or accounts receivable, financial administration, reconciliations, payment processing and maintaining accurate records.

The position involves handling supplier and customer records, preparing payment runs and assisting with month-end tasks while liaising with internal and external stakeholders, all in a

Qualifications

• Experience in a finance or financial administration environment.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy when handling financial information.
• Good organisational and administrative skills.
• Ability to maintain accurate records and meet deadlines.
• Good communication with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to work confidentially and in accordance with financial procedures and regulations.
• Flexibility to support different areas of the Finance function.

Responsibilities

• Processing invoices, payments and financial transactions in line with policies and audit requirements.
• Supporting Accounts Payable and/or Accounts Receivable functions.
• Maintaining accurate supplier, customer and financial records.
• Preparing payment runs, BACS and cheque payments where required.
• Carrying out reconciliations of bank, cash, ledger and other financial accounts.
• Processing receipts, cash and card transactions and maintaining supporting records.
• Raising nominal ledger journals and applying appropriate financial coding.
• Preparing financial reports, listings and information for month-end and year-end requirements.
• Liaising with suppliers, customers, contractors, internal departments and auditors.
• Maintaining accurate manual and electronic filing systems and audit trails.
• Providing general administrative support to the Finance team.
• Assisting with training and mentoring of new or temporary staff where required.

Skills

Finance experience

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Record-keeping

Communication skills

Confidentiality

Flexibility across Finance

Job description

Prime Recruitment Services Limited in Downpatrick is seeking a Finance Assistant to support the finance function within a local authority environment. The role covers accounts payable and/or accounts receivable, financial administration, reconciliations, payment processing and maintaining accurate records.

The position involves handling supplier and customer records, preparing payment runs and assisting with month-end tasks while liaising with internal and external stakeholders, all in a