Overview
Senior Finance Assistant required in Sherborne Dorset.
* Title is Senior Finance Assistant - candidates will ideally be AAT level 4 qualified with practice experience rather than an ACCA/ACA trainee
* Salary - up to max 32k
* Full-time - Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5.15pm with a one-hour unpaid lunch break between 1 and 2pm
* Office based
You will be responsible for the day-to-day bookkeeping and accounting through to management accounts/financial statements including audits where required for a variety of entities/family interests. These include limited companies operating in the financial consultancy and property sectors.
Responsibilities
* Ensure all finance functions and accounting records are maintained accurately and in a timely manner
* Undertake all prime entry bookkeeping tasks ensuring all income and costs have been appropriately approved, recorded accurately and VAT where applicable is correctly treated
* Administer all payments runs to the required frequency culminating in a weekly bank reconciliation where needed
* Prepare VAT returns ensuring these are submitted on time
* Maintain all fixed asset registers, ledgers and control accounts accurately
* Undertake credit control if required
* Produce management accounts and year end statutory accounts files for internal and external audit review
* Prepare regular reports not limited to actual v budget cost summaries and profit forecasts as an example
* Undertake project work as required
* Provide holiday and sickness cover for other team members when needed
* Report to the Team Leader or Deputy Head of Office as work requires
Qualifications
* Is working towards their accountancy qualification, recently qualified or qualified by experience with at least five years of relevant experience, ideally within practice.
* Has experience of accounting for transactions that are subject to VAT
* Can proactively prioritise their own work as this role deals with a high volume of information
* Has integrity, discretion and the ability to deal with confidential information
* Has excellent administration and communication skills (both written and verbal with attention to detail)
* Is tactful, diplomatic and approachable, with the ability to deal assertively with a wide range of people
* Has excellent IT skills, a sound working knowledge of Microsoft Office and experience of using accounting software
* Is flexible and willing to learn
* Enjoys working on their own or as part of a wider team, being a team player is key
Benefits
* Payment of your annual professional qualification membership subscription
* Ongoing CPD to enhance your knowledge, skills and experience
* 10% employer pension contribution
* Option to make additional pension contributions through salary sacrifice
* 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
* Individual BUPA cover
* Life insurance 4 x gross salary
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