Job Description
Position: Finance and Operations AssistantLocation:Hybrid(South London)Type: Part-time (18 hours - Flexible)Salary: £28,000+ per annum pro rata
About Us
Explori is a global leader in providing robust event insights and data solutions to event professionals. We empower corporate leaders, exhibit marketers, and exhibition organizers with intelligent technology and research methodologies. Explori helps clients make data-driven decisions, benchmark their events, tailor customer experiences based on feedback, and demonstrate the strategic impact of events. Headquartered in South London, UK, with offices and partners in Dubai and New York, Explori is often considered the home of event insights.
Role Summary
As a Finance and Operations Assistant, you’ll play a crucial role in supporting our financial processes and daily operations, ensuring accuracy, and efficiency and operational success. You’ll work closely with our Finance Manager and HR Manager to help manage the day-to-day financial and operational activities. If you're detail-oriented, organised and eager to contribute to a dynamic team where your contributions truly matter, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.
Responsibilities
Finance Responsibilities
* Financial Record Keeping:Maintain accurate and up-to-date financial records. Process invoices, payments and receipts. Ensure timely and accurate entry of financial transactions into the accounting system. Update cost trackers with actual information. Assist in the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports.
* Accounts Payable and Receivable:Manage accounts payable, including verifying, coding and posting invoices. Manage accounts receivable, including issuing invoices and following up on outstanding payments. Reconcile supplier statements and resolve discrepancies.
* Bank Reconciliations:Perform regular bank reconciliations. Investigate and resolve any discrepancies between bank statements and company records.
* General Administration:Maintain and organise financial documents, files, and records. Provide administrative support to the finance team as needed.
Administrative/ Operational Responsibilities
* Support the HR Manager with recruitment, new starter administration and the onboarding process.
* Assist the HR Manager with formulating new policies, procedures and changes.
* Purchase office equipment and consumables.
* Help record office expenditure in line with the office budget and maintainoffice cost tracker
Ideal Candidate
* Methodical and organised with excellent time management skills
* Strong attention to detail and high levels of accuracy
* Proficiency in administrative tasks such as communications, data entryand record keeping
* Tact and professionalism when handling confidential and sensitive information
* Good communication skills at all levels, both internally and externally
* Basic understanding of accounting principles and systems
* Happy to work autonomously and as part of a team
Experience Required:
* Ideally 2+ years of experience working in a finance department, including bookkeeping experience
* Preferably some experience with basic HR procedures
What Explori Offers
* Flexible working arrangements to support work-life balance, including hybrid working and core working hours of 10am - 4pm
* A generous healthcare package, including optical and dental 100% cashback scheme and full mental health cover
* Discounted gym memberships
* Enhanced holiday benefits
* The chance to earn shares in the company
* Opportunity for career progression and personal growth within the company
* A culture of trust and autonomy for all employees
Whatever your circumstances or background, we are committed to being a welcoming company for all. If you need support in participating in an interview with us or think there are ways we can better support you to become a member of the Explori team, just let us know.