Finance Officer

Investigo; Rugby; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stable organisation

Broad financial exposure across units

Collaborative finance team

Development opportunities

Multi-entity experience

Job summary

Investigo is seeking a Group Finance Officer to join its central finance function. You will support day-to-day financial operations across multiple business units, ensure transactions are processed accurately, and maintain high-quality financial records.

Reporting to a Finance Manager, you will work with colleagues across finance, payroll and operations on month-end duties, reconciliations and financial controls within a multi-entity environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in transactional finance, accounts payable, reconciliations or general ledger processing.
• AAT qualification or currently studying Finance/Accounting.
• Strong Excel skills and proficiency with lookups, pivots and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Process supplier invoices and maintain accurate records.
• Manage supplier queries and reconcile statements.
• Post journals for accruals, prepayments, intercompany entries and month-end close.
• Prepare regular payment runs and ensure approvals and documentation.
• Assist with VAT treatment and financial controls across multi-entity operations.

Skills

Transactional finance

Accounts payable

Reconciliations

GL processing

Excel skills

Education

AAT qualification

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

An established multi-site organisation is seeking a Group Finance Officer to join its central finance function. Working as part of a collaborative finance team, you will support the day-to-day financial operations across multiple business units, ensuring transactions are processed accurately, reconciliations are completed promptly, and financial records are maintained to a high standard.

Reporting to a Finance Manager and working closely with colleagues across finance, payroll and operational teams, this role offers broad exposure to transactional finance, month-end accounting and financial controls within a complex multi-entity environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Process supplier invoices accurately and in line with approval procedures.
• Manage supplier queries and maintain strong supplier relationships.
• Reconcile supplier statements and investigate discrepancies.
• Prepare regular payment runs for review and approval.
• Maintain accurate records of invoices, payments and supplier accounts.
• Monitor for duplicate invoices, unusual transactions and changes to supplier details.

Banking & Cash Management

• Process and post banking transactions, including payments, direct debits and standing orders.
• Perform regular bank reconciliations and resolve reconciling items.
• Ensure transactions are accurately coded and appropriately supported.
• Assist with maintaining accurate cash records across multiple entities.

Expenses & Corporate Cards

• Review employee expense claims and corporate card transactions.
• Ensure appropriate approvals, receipts and coding are in place.
• Process approved claims for payment.
• Follow up on outstanding submissions and missing documentation.
• Assist with month-end accruals relating to expenses and company cards.

Month-End & Financial Accounting

• Support monthly close activities in line with reporting deadlines.
• Prepare and post journals including accruals, prepayments, payroll and intercompany entries.
• Complete balance sheet reconciliations and investigate outstanding items.
• Review financial transactions and correct coding errors where required.
• Maintain clear audit trails and supporting schedules.
• Follow established financial controls, approval processes and accounting procedures.
• Apply appropriate VAT treatment to transactions and elevate complex issues where required.
• Identify and report unusual transactions or control concerns.
• Support continuous improvement of finance processes and controls.

Audit & Year-End Support

• Assist with year-end close activities and audit preparation.
• Produce reconciliations, schedules and supporting documentation.
• Support fixed asset accounting and balance sheet reviews.
• Respond to auditor requests and resolve routine queries.

Reporting & Systems

• Produce routine financial and transactional reports.
• Maintain reconciliation schedules and supporting spreadsheets.
• Assist with finance system administration and reporting updates.
• Recommend practical improvements to finance processes and reporting.

About You

You'll have previous experience within a transactional finance, finance officer, accounts assistant or assistant accountant role and be comfortable working with financial systems and Excel.

• Experience within accounts payable, reconciliations or general ledger processing.
• Solid understanding of double-entry bookkeeping.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Experience working to weekly and monthly deadlines.
• Good Excel skills, including lookups, SUMIFs and pivot tables.
• Experience using accounting or ERP systems.
• Strong communication and organisational skills.
• AAT qualified or currently studying.
• Experience of month-end journals, accruals and prepayments.
• Experience working in a multi-entity organisation.
• Exposure to VAT processing and financial controls.
• Experience with ERP and expense management systems.
• Process improvement or systems enhancement experience.

What's on Offer

• Opportunity to join a stable and growing organisation.
• Broad exposure across financial accounting and transactional finance.
• Collaborative finance team environment.
• Development opportunities within a wider finance function.
• Varied role supporting multiple entities and stakeholders.

This position would suit an experienced Finance Officer, Accounts Assistant, Assistant Accountant or Finance Administrator looking to broaden their responsibilities within a multi-entity finance environment.