Junior Finance Assistant (12-Month Contract)

Perkins&Will; London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading design firm is seeking a finance support role in London focused on banking and accounts payable duties. The successful candidate will assist with daily reconciliations, manage supplier invoices, and oversee employee expense claims while maintaining confidentiality. Ideal candidates are detail-oriented, team players, and efficient in deadline-driven environments.

Benefits

Company sponsorship towards accounting qualification

Qualifications

• High degree of confidentiality required due to sensitivity of information.
• Efficient in deadline-driven environments.

Responsibilities

• Assist with daily bank reconciliations and online banking payments.
• Responsible for scanning invoices, reconciling supplier statements, and setting up weekly supplier payment runs.
• Check employee expense claims for compliance with company policy.

Skills

Team player

Good verbal skills

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Planning and time management

Job description

Responsibilities

• Banking
  • Assist with daily bank reconciliations
  • Assist with setting up online banking payments
  • Posting of cash receipts in Deltek Vantage Point matching receipts to invoices issued to clients
  • Posting of payment in Deltek Vantage Point matching payments to purchase ledger invoices

• Accounts Payable
  • Responsible for scanning in invoices received from suppliers, in a multi-currency, multi-entity environment
  • Reconciling supplier statements
  • Assist in ensuing that supplier invoices are approved on a timely basis
  • Responsible for setting up weekly supplier payment runs, in a multi-currency, multi-entity environment

• Employee Expense Claims
  • Responsible for checking of expense claims to ensure that receipts are attached and that expenses are claimed in accordance with company expense policy
  • Responsible for setting up weekly employee expense payments

• Ad-Hoc Tasks
  • Ad Hoc tasks as required
  • Taking responsibility for the Accounts email inbox

Competencies and Skills

• Team player who is willing to roll up their sleeves and assist and support other members of finance team as required
• Confident telephone manner
• Good verbal and written skills
• Good organisation skills
• Attention to detail
• Problem solving
• Efficient in deadline-driven environments
• Planning and time management abilities

Confidentiality

• A high degree of confidentiality is required at all time for this role due to the sensitivity of client, sub-consultant and staff information.

Benefits

• Company sponsorship towards accounting qualification, after completion of probationary period