Finance Assistant

Finance Assistant Our client is looking for a Finance Assistant to support their busy accounts department. As Finance Assistant, you'll provide day-to-day support across a variety of finance functions, helping to ensure the smooth running of the department. The position offers a varied workload, with responsibilities spanning purchase ledger, reconciliations, financial administration and reporting. We're looking for someone who is organised, dependable and able to manage competing priorities while maintaining a high level of accuracy.

Key Responsibilities
· Oversee the purchase ledger, including supplier reconciliations, creditor management and BACS processing.
· Process supplier payments through BACS and bank transfers.
· Check invoices and expense claims for correct coding, authorisation and posting.
· Maintain both electronic and paper filing systems, ensuring compliance with company procedures.
· Support Regional Treasurers by providing guidance on accounting software, financial record keeping and expenditure processing.
· Assist with the preparation, monitoring and distribution of budgets and quarterly financial reports.
· Administer company credit cards, including setting up new accounts, monitoring transactions, reconciling statements and posting expenditure to the ledger.
· Complete regular bank reconciliations, including internal transfers and banking transactions.
· Prepare finance-related correspondence and obtain the necessary approvals before distribution.
· Assist the Head of Finance with cash flow reporting and financial analysis.
· Produce management information and ad hoc financial reports when required.
· Maintain the cloud-based expenses system and assist with payroll administration updates.
· Provide support across the wider finance team during periods of absence or increased workload. About You To be successful in this role, you'll ideally have:
· At least two years' experience within a finance or accounts environment.
· Experience using accounting software packages.
· Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel at an intermediate level, along with Word, Outlook and PowerPoint.
· Experience using office databases and financial systems. Working knowledge of office databases.

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