Junior Finance Assistant

Dye & Durham Corporation; London; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Dye & Durham is seeking a Junior Finance Assistant to support their Finance department during a transformation phase. Suitable candidates should have a degree in Finance or Accounting and enjoy relationship management, alongside skills in Excel and proactive communication. The role offers training opportunities and a range of benefits, including healthcare and pension.

Benefits

Healthcare

Pension

Company discounts

Wellness programs

Paid days off for volunteer work

Qualifications

• Degree in Finance or Accounting or similar.
• Up to 1 year industry experience.
• Intermediate or advanced Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Credit collection and relationship management.
• Account reconciliations across multiple systems.
• Assist with process improvements.

Skills

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Excel

Attention to detail

Education

Degree in Finance or Accounting

Tools

Netsuite

Job description

Junior Finance Assistant

Department: Finance

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: London - Paddington

Description

This role will help support & develop the Finance department. This is an exciting time to join the Finance team at Dye & Durham as we are going through a transformation with the backing of Executive Leadership. We are looking for someone who has recently graduated in Finance/accounting and up to 1 years’ experience ideally within AR or credit control experience, but this is not essential. This is a fantastic opportunity to get a lot of broader experience and develop your skills and knowledge, whilst also making your mark on D&D processes!

Key Responsibilities

• Credit collection and relationship management with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Customer liaison including monitoring the email inbox for queries, sending customer statements and setting up new customers on the system.
• Account reconciliations - able to identify issues and work to resolve them across multiple systems.
• Setting up direct debits.
• Help with continuous improvements of our systems and processes whilst ensuring compliance with statutory law and financial regulations.
• Review and analysis of data to check for discrepancies, including ensuring all financial transactions are properly recorded, filed and reported within company guidelines.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

We know you will have a wide and varied skill set, but to thrive in this role we think you need;

• A degree in either Finance or Accounting or similar and/or 1 year industry experience.
• Excellent proactive communication skills, able to build relationships and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders effectively
• Enjoy following process and working to deadlines, with excellent organisational skills.
• Excellent telephone manner and able to have difficult conversations where necessary.
• Be committed to continuous learning and development.
• Intermediate or advanced Excel – confident taking data and manipulating it to identify changes, errors, and other trends.
• Support the team by completing any ad hoc tasks where necessary.
• Able to work from the Paddington office 3 days per week and 2 days WFH.

Preferred but not essential

• Netsuite software experience
• AAT qualified or qualified by experience

Job Benefits

At Dye & Durham we strive to be visionaries! As a leader in our field, we ensure our employees are ready for the next challenge in their journey with us by offering internal and external training opportunities. We offer competitive salaries and a whole host of benefits including healthcare, pension, company discounts, wellness programs, and paid days off to move house or volunteer for your favourite charity.

Do you share our DNA?

· We ask how tomorrow can be better than today

· We are passionate about solving our customer's challenges

· Our ideas break boundaries

· We value different perspectives and encourage dialogue

· We take ownership and celebrate together