Finance AssistantPart time - 22.5 hrs per week (Flexible working)

Automation Consultants; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 16,500 - 22,500; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Healthcare

Dental insurance

Enhanced Maternity & Paternity plans

Pension Scheme

33 days holiday pro rata

Access to Electric Car Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Onsite gym, showers, yoga lessons

Job summary

Automation Consultants in Reading is seeking a part-time Finance Assistant to support financial responsibilities including payroll and accounts management. The role requires experience in similar positions, along with qualifications like ACA, CIMA, or AAT. The position offers a salary range of £16,500 – £22,500 per annum, with benefits including private healthcare, 33 days holiday (pro rata), and flexible working conditions. The ideal candidate should be highly organized and possess strong analytical skills.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant status or in progress.
• Experience using payroll management systems.
• Extremely organised with the ability to manage accounts.

Responsibilities

• Assist with payroll tasks.
• Reconcile aged debtors and creditors.
• Maintain accounts using Xero.

Skills

Experience in a similar position

Qualified accountant (ACA, CIMA, AAT, ACCA)

Experience with Payroll

Experience using Jira and Confluence

Analytical skills

Excellent people skills

Experience with Excel Macros

Strong IT Skills

Tools

Xero

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Overview

The Finance Assistant reports to the Head of Finance and is responsible for assisting Automation Consultants’ financial responsibilities, including but not limited to payroll, accounts payable (AP) and accounts receivable (AR).

Your mission

The role is part-time with an expectation of one day in the office per month.

Your profile

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Assist with payroll
• Raising sales invoices
• Processing purchase invoices
• Allocating customer receipts to sales invoices
• Allocate supplier payments to invoices
• Liaising with companies as required in order to respond to queries and resolve account settlement issues
• Reconciling aged debtors
• Reconciling aged creditors
• Post credit card transactions
• Input credit card payment receipts
• Reconciling trade statements to outstanding invoices
• Respond to account queries, as necessary
• Administration of PAYE, national insurance, SSP, commission etc., for employees
• Assist in maintaining company account system, Xero, with financial transactions, and customer, supplier, and new employee details

Qualifications and Skills:

Essential

• Previous experience in a similar position
• Qualified accountant (or working towards this) ACA, CIMA, AAT, or ACCA equivalent
• Experience with Payroll
• Experience using Jira and Confluence
• Strong analytical skills and high attention to detail to create reports, forecasts and budgets
• Audit experience
• Excellent people skills, with the confidence to communicate with clients
• Experience within the tech industry
• Extremely organised with an ability to manage numerous accounts effectively
• Experience with Excel Macros
• Strong IT Skills and experience using payroll management systems, preferably Xero

Nice to have

• Experience with Payroll (if not covered above or in detail elsewhere)

Salary and Benefits

• £16,500 – 22,500 Per Annum
• 33 days holiday pro rata (including bank holidays)
• Private Healthcare
• Dental insurance
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity plans
• Pension Scheme
• Dedicated ongoing training plan and budget
• Flexible working hours and environment
• Access to the Electric Car Scheme
• Automation Consultant’s Cycle to Work Scheme
• Onsite gym, showers, yoga lessons and more