Assistant Financial Accountant – Temporary 6mnthsLocation: Commutable from Coalville, Ashby, NW Leics areas Working arrangements: Hybrid – M-Wed in office, Thurs-Fri from homeDuration: minimum 6months initiallyAn excellent opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Financial Accountant to join a friendly, and experienced finance team. This role offers exposure to a wide range of accounting activities and the chance to contribute to ongoing business transformation projects within a growing organisation.
Key Responsibilities
* Perform daily cashbook postings
* Investigate and resolve unallocated cash and open items
* Process Direct Debits and ensure accurate recording
* Administer employee fuel cards and expense cards
* Maintain and manage the employee expense system
* Prepare and process monthly expense payments
* Complete and submit monthly Office for National Statistics (ONS) surveys
* Support ad hoc finance projects
* Contribute to ongoing system and process improvements during a period of business change
Working Relationships
* Collaborate closely with finance colleagues across multiple locations
* Liaise with accounts payable teams regarding supplier invoices and payments
Skills & Experience
* Experience in a similar finance role as an Assistant Account with excellent understanding of debits and credits
* Experience with journal postings and bank reconciliations, and ideally expenses
* Strong Excel skills
* Good communication skills and ability to build relationships across teams
* Experience of different finance systems
* Ideally studying or previously studied AAT, or pq ACCA/CIMA
* Available to start a role ASAP
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to continue with their accounting career within a supportive and evolving finance function who would like to start a role ASAP!