Financial Assistant

Burgess Hodgson; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Burgess Hodgson in Canterbury is seeking an experienced Financial Assistant to join our busy treasury team. You will support the Partners with a range of partnership functions, including bank reconciliations, posting to QuickBooks and Xero, month-end processes and payment runs.

The ideal candidate will be AAT qualified with experience in accounting software, excellent English, and a meticulous, confidential approach.

Qualifications

• Be at least AAT qualified.
• Experience using accounting software, particularly QuickBooks and Xero.
• Excellent verbal and written English with high grammar, spelling and punctuation.
• Self-motivated, professional with high discretion and confidentiality.
• Attention to detail and accuracy under pressure.
• Able to communicate confidently with a wide range of people at all levels.
• Minimum of 12 months in a previous role.

Responsibilities

• Regular bank reconciliations and related transactions.
• Post transactions on QuickBooks and Xero.
• Produce month end management accounts and journals.
• Manage day-to-day transactions and cost control within budgets.
• Prepare invoices, accounts payable and receivable; make payment runs and submit BACS.
• General accounts administration and file maintenance.
• Support Treasury Partners with workload and team performance.

Skills

Verbal communication

Detail oriented

Discretion/Confidentiality

Microsoft Office

Education

AAT qualification

Tools

QuickBooks

Xero

MS Office

Job description

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Financial Assistant to join our busy team, working within our well-established and growing Canterbury based practice.

The Role:

Working within our treasury department you will assist the Partners with a range of Partnership functions, including:

• Regular bank reconciliations and associated transactions.
• Posting transactions on both QuickBooks and Xero software.
• Month end Management Accounts, including journals.
• Managing day to day transactions.
• Work closely with Treasury Partners to support cost control within budgets.
• Manage workload and performance of Treasury team members.
• Preparing financial documents such as invoices, accounts payable and receivable.
• Preparing and making payment runs.
• Submitting BACS transactions.
• General accounts administration, including maintaining files.
• Other tasks as assigned, and ad hoc work as requested.

This is a full-time office-based position, and the standard hours are 9.00am – 5.30pm Monday to Friday.

The Candidate:

The successful candidate should:

• Be at least AAT qualified.
• Previous experience of using accounting software, particularly QuickBooks and Xero.
• Have excellent verbal and written English, including a high level of grammar, spelling and punctuation.
• Be Self-motivated, logical thinker with a professional attitude.
• Have a high level of discretion and confidentiality.
• A keen eye for detail and the ability to remain accurate under pressure.
• Ability to work well under pressure and to tight deadlines is a must, as well as attention to detail plus the ability to communicate confidently with a wide range of people at all levels.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages.
• Have a minimum of 12 months in a previous role.

If you are a motivated, diligent individual looking for a new challenge, and would like to explore this exciting opportunity further, we would be delighted to hear from you.