Financial Assistant

VisionFR Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

VisionFR Limited is recruiting a Progressive Finance Assistant on behalf of a growing content production agency. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone at the earlier stages of their finance career who is looking to build experience in a fast-paced, creative environment and develop towards a more project-focused accounting role.

Working closely with the Finance Director and production teams, the Finance Assistant will support day-to-day UK finance operations with a focus on accounts

Qualifications

• Some previous experience within an accounts or finance role, ideally with exposure to Accounts Payable and/or Accounts Receivable.
• Experience of working in finance within events, production, creative, design, marketing, branding or advertising environments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Confident building relationships with suppliers, colleagues and other departments.

Responsibilities

• Process supplier invoices and allocate costs to projects.
• Prepare payment runs and ensure timely supplier payments.
• Process payments across different banking platforms and currencies.
• Reconcile company credit card transactions and resolve queries.
• Manage intercompany payments and recharges.
• Assist with monthly bank reconciliations and resolve discrepancies.
• Support day-to-day finance requirements and project accounting exposure.

Skills

Accounts Payable

Accounts Receivable

Intercompany & Reconciliations

QuickBooks

Microsoft Office

Google Workspace

Communication Skills

Attention to detail

Tools

QuickBooks

Microsoft Office

Google Workspace

Job description

Role: Finance Assistant – progress to Production Accountant

Sector: Content Production Agency

Permanent: Full Time (1 day WFH)

Location: Kings Cross, London

Ref : VFR3330

VisionFR is recruiting a Progressive Finance Assistant on behalf of a growing content production agency. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone at the earlier stages of their finance career who is looking to build their experience within a fast-paced, creative environment and develop towards a more project-focused accounting role.

Working closely with the Finance Director and wider production team, the Finance Assistant will support the day-to-day running of the UK finance function, with a particular focus on accounts payable, accounts receivable and transactional accounting. The role offers plenty of exposure across the business and a clear opportunity to progress towards a Production / Project Accountant position.

Key Responsibilities of the Finance Assistant:

Accounts Payable

• Processing supplier invoices accurately and promptly, ensuring costs are correctly allocated to projects
• Preparing payment runs and ensuring suppliers are paid within agreed timescales
• Processing payments across different banking platforms and currencies
• Processing and reconciling company credit card transactions
• Liaising with suppliers and internal teams to resolve invoice and payment queries
• Supporting accurate maintenance of the purchase ledger

Accounts Receivable

• Monitoring outstanding balances and highlighting payment issues or shortfalls
• Liaising with the Finance Director and production teams regarding client payments
• Supporting the maintenance of accurate receivables records

Intercompany & Reconciliations

• Processing intercompany payments and recharges
• Working with overseas finance colleagues to ensure transactions are correctly recorded between entities
• Supporting the accurate allocation of costs and payments to the appropriate projects
• Completing monthly bank reconciliations and investigating discrepancies

Other Responsibilities

• Working closely with the production team to ensure finance processes support the smooth delivery of projects
• Supporting the Finance Director with day-to-day finance requirements
• Helping identify opportunities to improve and streamline finance processes
• Maintaining accurate and up-to-date financial information
• Developing a strong understanding of project finance with the opportunity to take on greater responsibility as the role progresses

Key Skills and Requirements of the Finance Assistant:

• Some previous experience within an accounts or finance role, ideally with exposure to Accounts Payable and/or Accounts Receivable
• Experience of working in finance within an events, production, creative, design, marketing, branding or advertising environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Confident building relationships with suppliers, colleagues and other departments
• Strong attention to detail and a diligent approach to financial processing
• Self-motivated, proactive and keen to learn
• Able to prioritise workload and work effectively to deadlines
• Comfortable working within a fast-paced environment where priorities can change
• Good systems skills, with experience of QuickBooks advantageous
• Confident using Microsoft Office and/or Google Workspace
• An interest in developing a longer-term career within project or production accounting

This is a great opportunity for an ambitious Finance Assistant who wants to gain broader exposure within a creative business and progress beyond transactional finance into project and production accounting. The successful candidate will work closely with experienced senior finance professionals and production teams, giving them the opportunity to develop their technical knowledge and commercial understanding.

VisionFR is committed to encouraging equality, diversity, inclusion and eliminating unlawful discrimination within our workforce and whilst fulfilling our Clients recruitment needs.