Finance Officer

JR Personnel; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a skilled Finance Officer to join a friendly team in Leicester. The role involves managing financial ledgers, preparing VAT returns, and assisting with financial statements. Candidates should have a minimum of 3 years' experience in finance, possess AAT or equivalent qualifications, and demonstrate strong analytical and communication skills. This is a permanent, full-time position offering a salary between £28,000 and £31,000 per annum.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years experience in accounting or finance.
• Ability to work collaboratively and independently.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Deal with ledgers, projects, and fleet management.
• Prepare VAT returns and financial statements.
• Process transactions and perform credit control duties.

Skills

Previous finance experience

Accounting software proficiency

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

AAT or equivalent qualification

Job description

Overview

TITLE: Finance Officer

JOB REF: 11242

EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Permanent

LOCATION: Leicester

SALARY: £28,000 - £31,000 per annum

HOURS: Full time 37.5 hours Mon to Thurs 8.30am – 5pm Fri 8.30am – 3.45pm

JR Personnel are an employment agency acting on behalf of a client who is looking for an experienced Finance Officer who has minimum of 3 years’ experience within a Finance role. We are ideally looking for someone with AAT or other accounting qualifications, if not must have the equivalent evidence of practical experience. This is a brilliant role to suit someone who has relevant finance and accounts experience within an office. Our client delivers a positive customer service experience at every stage from quotation to delivery and the finance team sits in the centre of all operations to ensure this service is maintained at all times. It is a lovely place to work, within a very friendly and supportive team who all work towards to same goals.

Company

One of the world's leading providers in its field, it also develops, manufactures and sells equipment and consumables.

Role profile

This role will be varied, and duties include dealing with ledgers, projects and fleet. In this role, you will work closely with Team members and with other departments maintaining ledgers, processing transactions onto the in-house finance and expenses systems, assisting the FC with monthly reporting and with various tax and compliance reports, as well as ad hoc tasks such as managing the company car fleet.

• VAT return preparation
• Assisting in the preparation of financial statements and reports
• Processing various transactions across all ledgers
• Credit control duties
• Working with external auditors with the FC
• Online banking and bank statement/reconciliations
• Managing fleet operations, including maintenance and repairs
• Post Brexit Customs paperwork tasks
• Expense processing
• Other finance and general duties as required

Person profile

• Previous finance experience
• Have a minimum of 3 years of experience in accounting / finance
• Ability to work well collaboratively both in the Finance Team and with other departments
• Ability to work independently
• Experienced in accounting software and spreadsheets
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong organisational and time management
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• AAT or other accounting qualifications or equivalent evidence of practical experience