Job description
Finance Assistant
Reporting to the Financial Controller, our client is looking for a Finance Assistant to join their growing team.
Your responsibilities will include:
1. Subsidiary Accounting: Managing a range of accounting activities including salaries, journals, accruals and prepayments, pensions, reconciliations, trial balance, fixed assets and production of monthly accounts.
2. Subsidiary Budgeting: Assisting in the preparation and monitoring of subsidiary budgets.
3. Cashflow Forecasting: Preparing and maintaining accurate cashflow forecasts.
4. VAT Reconciliations: Ensuring accurate and timely VAT reconciliations and submissions.
5. Financial Accounts Reconciliations: Managing Balance Sheet, Profit & Loss, and GRNI reconciliations
6. Financial Accounting Support: Responding to general accounting enquiries and providing cross-functional financial support.
7. Audit Assistance: Supporting all audit requirements including year-end, interim, statutory, HMRC/government audits and other audit-related activities.
8. Year-End & Ad-Hoc Reporting: Preparing year-end reports and contributing to various ad-hoc reporting requirements.
9. Stock Checks: Attending annual stock checks and assisting in reconciliation and reporting processes.
10. Treasury Cover: Managing payments, inter-company netting, bank and group correspondence and performing bank reconciliations as required.
Skills and experience
The ideal candidate will possess the following:
11. Self-driven, friendly, and positive disposition with a clear focus on high quality and delivering results.
12. Excellent accuracy, attention to detail and strong organisational skills.
13. A proactive team player who actively contributes to achieving organisational goals.
14. Ability to prioritise workload effectively and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
15. Previous accounting experience; AAT/CIMA/ACCA part-qualified or equivalent qualification desirable.
16. Computer literate with strong proficiency in all Microsoft Office applications.
17. Working knowledge of SAP and SAGE is advantageous.