Senior Finance Assistant

HR GO Recruitment; Sherborne; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Finance Assistant in Sherborne, offering a competitive salary of up to £32,000. The role involves day-to-day bookkeeping, management accounts, and requires AAT level 4 qualifications. It comes with excellent benefits including payment for professional qualifications and continuous professional development.

Benefits

Payment of annual professional qualification membership subscription

Ongoing CPD to enhance skills

Option for additional pension contributions through salary sacrifice

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience, ideally within practice.
• Experience accounting for transactions subject to VAT.
• Excellent IT skills and experience using accounting software.

Responsibilities

• Maintain all finance functions and accounting records accurately.
• Prepare VAT returns ensuring timely submission.
• Produce management accounts and year-end statutory accounts.

Skills

Communication

Bookkeeping

Accounting Software

Microsoft Office

VAT Accounting

Education

AAT level 4 qualification

Job description

Senior Finance Assistant required in Sherborne Dorset.

• Title is Senior Finance Assistant - candidates will ideally be AAT level 4 qualified with practice experience rather than an ACCA/ACA trainee
• Salary - up to max 32k
• Full-time - Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5.15pm with a one-hour unpaid lunch break between 1 and 2pm
• Office based

You will be responsible for the day-to-day bookkeeping and accounting through to management accounts/financial statements including audits where required for a variety of entities/family interests. These include limited companies operating in the financial consultancy and property sectors.

You will be expected to:

- Ensure all finance functions and accounting records are maintained accurately and in a timely manner
- Undertake all prime entry bookkeeping tasks ensuring all income and costs have been appropriately approved, recorded accurately and VAT where applicable is correctly treated
- Administer all payments runs to the required frequency culminating in a weekly bank reconciliation where needed
- Prepare VAT returns ensuring these are submitted on time
- Maintain all fixed asset registers, ledgers and control accounts accurately
- Undertake credit control if required
- Produce management accounts and year end statutory accounts files for internal and external audit review
- Prepare regular reports not limited to actual v budget cost summaries and profit forecasts as an example
- Undertake project work as required
- Provide holiday and sickness cover for other team members when needed
- Report to the Team Leader or Deputy Head of Office as work requires

We are looking for an individual who:

- Is working towards their accountancy qualification, recently qualified or qualified by experience with at least five years of relevant experience, ideally within practice.
- Has experience of accounting for transactions that are subject to VAT
- Can proactively prioritise their own work as this role deals with a high volume of information
- Has integrity, discretion and the ability to deal with confidential information
- Has excellent administration and communication skills (both written and verbal with attention to detail)
- Is tactful, diplomatic and approachable, with the ability to deal assertively with a wide range of people
- Has excellent IT skills, a sound working knowledge of Microsoft Office and experience of using accounting software
- Is flexible and willing to learn
- Enjoys working on their own or as part of a wider team, being a team player is key

Fantastic benefits including-

Payment of your annual professional qualification membership subscription

Ongoing CPD to enhance your knowledge, skills and experience

Option to make additional pension contributions through salary sacrifice