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Join the Portsmouth Water Finance team as a Finance Assistant and play a key role in supporting the accounts payable and receivable functions. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring seamless financial operations, accurately recording transactions in the company finance system, and maintaining efficient, timely processes. Additionally, the successful candidate will provide exceptional service to both internal teams and external clients, contributing to the overall success of our finance department.
What will you be doing?
Key Responsibilities
* Help maintain customer and purchase ledgers and associated control accounts
* Manage the end-to-end daily bank reconciliations process, ensuring that all transactions are reconciled daily
* Manage Daily Cash Transactions in conjunction with the bank reconciliation process improvements where required.
* Allocate financial transactions and invoices appropriately
* Develop and operate the credit control process, with appropriate KPIs
* Manage and document end-to-end 'Open Water' process
* Support the wider finance team with the month end process
* Support the financial accounting and controls manager with statutory audit queries where required
* Post journal entries as required
* Complete and/or review monthly balance sheet reconciliations
* Support junior team members with their training and development needs
* Ensure relevant controls and governance are adhered to and identify any associated risks
What do you need?
Skills, Qualifications & Competencies
* AAT qualified or similar accounting qualification and/or relevant experience
* Previous experience in a similar role, preferably in a fast-growing environment
* Capable of understanding potentially complex financial transactions
* An analytical person with high attention to detail
* Excellent communication skills, ensuring issues and risks are raised promptly
* Organised and able to take ownership of tasks
* A proactive self-starter, able to work under own initiative
* Good overall IT proficiency (Outlook, Word, etc.)
* Proficient in operating multiple accounting software and/or systems is desirable
* Studying towards a professional accounting qualification is desirable
* Intermediate to advanced Excel skills are preferred
* Prior experience with process mapping and improvements is desirable
We recognise people want to work in a variety of different ways, and that’s why we’re happy to consider flexible working arrangements. Please feel free to discuss your flexibility needs at interview.
We’re committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion, and actively encourage applications from all sections of society.
Please note, the company has a responsibility to ensure all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
Due to high application volume, we’re unable to respond to every applicant individually. If your application is of interest, we’ll usually be in touch within 4 weeks.
What can Portsmouth Water offer you?
At Portsmouth Water, we believe in rewarding our people. Here’s what’s waiting for you:
* Holidays Made Better: Enjoy 25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays, to relax and recharge.
* A Pension That Works for You: Secure your future with a generous pension scheme, contributing up to 15%.
* Performance Pays Off: Earn a non-contractual bonus of up to 6% of your salary, linked to company performance.
* Family Comes First: Benefit from enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave and pay.
* Peace of Mind, Always: Our life assurance scheme provides a 4x salary lump sum benefit.
* Support When You Need It: Access our Employee Assistance Programme for confidential support, 24/7.
* PW Perks: Enjoy exclusive discounts and benefits at thousands of retailers.
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