Finance Assistant
This role, within the Estate Agency Finance Department, offers an opportunity to develop and grow your skills in a fast moving and dynamic environment building on the significant changes to the Finance function in recent years and helping drive further integration and improvements. As part of the wider Finance function, it also offers the opportunity to progress within an ambitious business.
Based in our Milton Keynes Head Office this role will report to the Sales Ledger and Commissions Manager and will provide first line accounting support to Finance Business Partners, Management Accountants, Regional Directors and branch staff.
The successful candidate will be tenacious, with the drive to provide great service and deliver change in an exciting and challenging environment. You will need to be a confident communicator, who is prepared to engage with and influence stakeholders and have a strong attention to detail.
Your key responsibilities will include:
1. Compile and calculate monthly staff commissions and bonuses
2. Liaison with HR, Payroll and the Business on personal details and commission schemes for employees
3. First point of contact on the commission queries
4. Ad Hoc work as required
5. Assist with planning and testing various project
6. Keeping stats on commission queries and implementing improvements to the existing process
We are looking for someone who has:
7. Strong numerical and analytical skills with an attention to detail
8. Strong communication skills, in particular the ability to communicate complex financial information in plain English
9. Experience of Microsoft Office suite, in particular Excel
10. Ability to work to tight deadlines and work under own initiative
11. AAT qualification or qualified by experience
12. Experience of working in a similar financial role for a minimum of 2 years
13. Experience of implementing a change to processes is ideal, but not essential
Connells Group UK is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.
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