Remote Financial Assistant

HireLATAM; A distancia; MXN 200,000 - 400,000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A recruitment agency is seeking a Remote Financial Assistant to handle transactions and support the Finance Department for a leading e-commerce company. This role requires at least 2 years of experience in finance and strong skills in managing multi-currency dealings. Responsibilities include inputting financial documents, reconciliations, and ensuring all financial transactions adhere to compliance standards. The position offers a salary range between $1,200 and $1,600 monthly and is fully remote for Latin American candidates.

Formación

• At least 2 years’ experience as a Finance / Accounts Assistant.
• Experience in a fast-paced finance team dealing with multi-currency transactions.
• Strong attention to detail, organized, and conscientious.

Responsabilidades

• Accurately inputting all purchase ledger documents and expenses.
• Completing bank account reconciliations for weekly review.
• Responsible for the creation of a weekly payment run for review.

Conocimientos

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Organizational skills

IT skills including Excel

Multi-currency transaction handling

Herramientas

Oracle NetSuite

Descripción del empleo

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Remote Financial Assistant (100% Work From Home)

Location: Remote from Latin America

Position Type: Full-time

Salary: $1,200 - 1,600/month base paid via bank transfer

Schedule: Monday – Friday, as closely aligned to UK business hours as possible (5-6 hrs of overlap)

Job Overview

Our client is a leading e-commerce company headquartered in Poole, UK. With a focus on innovation and customer-centricity, our client is rapidly expanding its portfolio of brands. The company leverages technology and data analytics to drive growth and enhance customer experiences. By pursuing strategic initiatives like market expansion, diversification, and operational excellence, our client aims to achieve significant growth and become a major player in the global e-commerce market.

The company’s strategy includes scaling existing brands, launching new ones, and acquiring complementary businesses. Core growth drivers include:

• Innovation: Embracing AI, automation, and data analytics to enhance operations and customer engagement.
• Market Expansion: Penetrating international markets, particularly in the UK, USA, Canada, and Australia.
• Diversification: Developing a portfolio that balances market risks and captures emerging opportunities.

The Finance Assistant is a pivotal role within the Finance Department, working across our multiple brands. The main goal is ensuring transactions are entered accurately and timely, which allows the Management Accountant to deliver complete and accurate Management Accounts to key business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Accurately inputting all purchase ledger documents, expenses, and credit card transactions, ensuring compliance with company policies and VAT rules at all times.
• Posting all bank transactions every morning and completing the bank account reconciliations for weekly review by the Finance Director.
• Posting all credit card transactions and completing the weekly credit card reconciliation for review by the Finance Manager.
• Accurate and timely completion of supplier statement reconciliations.
• Responsible for the creation of a weekly payment run for review by the Finance Director. This includes preparing the payment run, setting up payments ready for authorization on the bank, and sending remittance advices to all suppliers.
• Responsible for sales ledger control, review of aged debtor balances, and credit control.
• Completion of monthly journals as requested by the Finance Manager.
• Monitoring the Finance mailbox, responding to all enquiries the same day or first thing the following morning at latest, and flagging urgent items to the Finance Manager.
• Assisting with reconciliations for the Management Accounts and any other ad hoc work as requested by the Directors and Finance Manager.

Qualifications, Skills, and Key Competencies

• At least 2 years’ experience as a Finance / Accounts Assistant.
• Experience in a fast-paced finance team dealing with multi-currency transactions.
• Experience of reconciliation work in a business with high transaction volume.
• Attention to detail is paramount; must be detail‑orientated, organized, and conscientious. Excellent IT skills including Excel.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to liaise with individuals at varying levels within the organization.
• Excellent organizational skill.
• Oracle NetSuite experience advantageous though not essential as full training will be provided.

Application Disclaimer

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