Finance Assistant Southampton. Permanent. Full time 37.5 hours. What we’re all about: Cavendish is all about talented people, delivering excellent results for our clients. We are a multi-award-winning, PR Week Top 150 communications consultancy, ranked No 1 in PR Week’s UK Public Affairs consultancy rankings and recognised at PRCA National Awards 2025 as Large Consultancy of the Year. Cavendish brings together industry-specialist communications to provide integrated solutions for clients and limitless development opportunities for our people. We believe in sourcing talent from diverse backgrounds, nurturing a company culture that leads to a strong work life balance, and strengthening it by providing great learning and development opportunities. What you will get from us: You’ll have the opportunity to take your career to the next level, working with dynamic, talented people in a fast paced and expanding organisation. Alongside a competitive salary, we provide extensive training and development opportunities and an industry leading benefits package including: A flexible, hybrid working model. Access to mentorship from some of the best minds in the industry Industry leading allocation of paid time off Geographical flexibility across our regional offices Private Medical Insurance Regular social and teambuilding events Paid time off to volunteer for a charity. What we are looking for: AAT qualified and/or part-qualified CIMA/ACCA/ACA Tech-savvy with strong Excel skills (LOOKUPS and pivot tables a minimum) Confident and highly personable with strong communication skills and tenacity to chase debtors and interact effectively with all levels of the business Highly numerate and excellent attention to detail Commercial and analytical ideally with experience of synthesising data, identifying trends and communicating effectively with non-financial team members Proactive with a passion for problem solving, continuous improvement and process betterment A strong team player Experience working in a Finance or Credit Control role within an agency/professional service firm is highly desirable What you’ll need to do: Producing monthly sales invoices for approval and distribution, reconciling to business unit pipelines Issuing customer statements and proactively chasing debtors, escalating through the appropriate channels where necessary Processing supplier invoices, reconciling statements, proposing payment lists and resolving queries Ensuring a timely month end close by assisting with the maintenance and reconciliation of fixed assets, accruals, prepayments, and other balance sheet accounts Assisting with the preparation and analysis of management accounts (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow) Supporting the Finance Manager/ Controller in the preparation and submission of statutory accounts and similar statutory returns Assisting with the preparation for financial audits Supporting the Finance Manager/ Controller in ensuring key operational systems including SAGE, Synergist and ADP are fully up-to-date and maximised across the business Proactively improving processes and overall efficiency within the Finance Department Supporting with transactions and expenses from the travel booking system Equal Opportunities Our vision is to be a truly diverse and inclusive workplace that enables us to attract and retain a diverse workforce, representative of our clients and community. For this reason, we welcome applications from candidates regardless of qualifications and experience in industry and from all persons, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. Everyone stands to benefit when we embrace and value the diversity of thoughts, ideas, and ways of working that people from different backgrounds, experiences and identities bring to an organisation. We are a disability confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the application and interview stages, please email peopleteam@cavendishconsulting.com.