Ref: TY47120
TYPE: Fixed term to 31st March 2029
WORKING HOURS: 10am - 3pm (35 hours/ per week)
SALARY: £34k, depending on experience
START: ASAP
LOCATION: London (hybrid - very flexible depending on workload)
Finance Assistant Main Responsibilities:
Accounting
●Process high volumes of supplier invoices accurately in a timely manner and great attention to detail, ensuring correct coding, approvals, and documentation
●Proactively manage the invoice workflow, including chasing approvals, resolving discrepancies and preventing backlogs
●Prepare and execute payment runs (BACS and international payments where applicable in line with internal controls)
●Reconcile supplier statements and investigate unmatched or disputed items
●Liaise with suppliers and internal stakeholders (project managers, operations and restaurant) to resolve invoice and payment queries
●Work as part of a team to assist with the raising of sales invoices
●Assist with the month-end close including processing of accounting journals and reconciliations (inc. Bank) as required
●Assistance with ad hoc finance projects as they arise
●Deal with ad hoc queries as necessary
Liaison
●Act as main point of contact on Finance related issues
●Assist in submission of financial reports and documents required in Japanese including creating approval letters, invoices and reports
●Ad hoc translations and documents preparation/submission along with the Finance Director
●Arranging informal meetings with staff and keeping notes of matters discussed
●Translation work for various emails and documents
●Such other duties and activities as may be required from time to time
Finance Assistant Ideal Candidate:
●At least two years of experience in a finance or accounts-based role
●Business level fluency in both English and Japanese
●Excellent excel skills including pivot tables and VLOOKUP
●Competency in MS applications including Word and PowerPoint
Preferred
●Finance qualification or degree from an accredited college, or working towards this
●Knowledge of Xero or any other ERP systems would be an advantage
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