About the role
Temporary position, immediate start. (possible temp to perm)
My client is seeking a Finance / Business Assistant who has hands-on accounting experience but also a broad understanding of business functions to ensure financial accuracy and contribute to strategic decision-making.
Job Summary
As a Finance / Business Assistant, your role responsibilities will include a broad range of financial duties including invoicing, reconciliation's, reporting, and budgeting support. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of financial processes within a business context and will play a key role in ensuring financial operations run smoothly.
Key Responsibilities
- Process and raise sales invoices for clients and account for incoming client payments.
- Produce weekly Aged Debtors reports with notations for follow-up and liaise with the Finance Director for account actions.
- Coordinate with the Office team to confirm costings and prepare bank payment support documentation.
- Process expenses invoices and reconcile against weekly time sheet entry records.
- Post all bank transactions on a weekly basis, including credit card payments.
- Perform weekly bank reconciliation's across multiple accounts.
- Prepare BACS payments.
- Prepare monthly VAT reports, including reconciliation of VAT control accounts.
- Generate weekly cash balance reports, including currency conversion analysis.
- Assist in the budgeting process and provide data and analysis as needed.
- Provide financial support and services across various business departments as required.
- Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.
- Create new project sites on SharePoint.
- Onboard new starters.
- Support office with travel bookings and general admin when needed.
Required Qualifications / Experience / Skills
- Minimum AAT Level 3 Diploma in Accounting (will consider equivalent experience in a Finance / Accounting role).
- 2+ years of experience in a finance or accounting role, preferably in a SME business setting.
- Solid understanding of bookkeeping and financial reporting principles.
- Proficiency in Microsoft office suite and accounting software (e.g., Xero) and particularly Excel.
- Strong analytical, organisational, and communication skills.
- High attention to detail and ability to multitask.
- Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
- Use of initiative and forward thinking.
We endeavour to reply to all applications, however, if you haven`t heard from us within 7 days, you have been unsuccessful with this particular role. You are very welcome to apply to future advertisements placed by Grafters Recruitment Consultants / Grafters Accountancy Personnel
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