Finance Assistant - Vertas Group Limited
Location: Friars Bridge Road, Ipswich
Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week
Duration: 3 months placement (potential to extend across wider business)
Hourly Pay Rate: £13.00
Job Overview
Opus People Solutions, on behalf of Vertas, is seeking a Finance Assistant to join the team. You will report to the Transactional Finance Manager. Your main responsibilities include processing invoices accurately and promptly, assisting with Ledger close procedures, and providing cover for holiday or illness across all three sections of the team when needed.
Key Relationships
* Transactional Finance Manager
* Financial Reporting Manager
* Service Heads and Contract Managers
* Finance Colleagues
Responsibilities
* Allocate all cash receipts to the correct customer/invoice promptly, review unallocated cash positions regularly, and keep them within acceptable levels.
* Maintain the Accounts Receivable Ledger, investigate and resolve any queries or unidentified balances.
* Collaborate with the Finance Banking Analyst to ensure all cash receipts are posted to the correct customer accounts.
* Support the Master Data Assistant to ensure customer account data is accurate.
* Assist the Credit Control Team with queries to facilitate effective debt chasing and collection.
* Provide reports and guidance on future customer receipts to aid in working capital and cash flow management.
* Build relationships with stakeholders across the business to enhance operational knowledge and improve internal finance processes.
* Support the Financial Reporting Manager in implementing controlled changes to Master Data processes.
Sales Ledger
* Understand the sales ledger process thoroughly.
* Assist in processing ad hoc billing from the inbox.
* Respond to emails within a 5-day turnaround time.
Purchase Ledger
* Understand the purchase-to-payment process.
* Process a high volume of supplier invoices across multiple legal entities.
* Reconcile supplier statements for all entities.
* Open and scan daily post onto the system.
* Maintain open queries spreadsheets and follow up regularly with internal and external suppliers.
* Assist with weekly payment runs.
* Help answer emails in the Accounts Payable inbox.
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