Finance assistant

Finance Assistant

Finance Assistant sought by a global, £multibillion plastics manufacturer with close to 200 locations worldwide.


The Role:

Reporting to the Financial Controller, as a Finance Assistant your responsibilities will include:

* Subsidiary accounting, involving a range of tasks from salaries, journals, accruals and prepayments, pension, reconciliations, TB, fixed assets and producing monthly accounts
* Subsidiary budgeting
* Cashflow forecasting
* VAT reconciliations
* Financial accounts reconciliations and processes (such as BS, PL & GRNI rec etc)
* Financial accounting general enquiries
* Audit assistance: year-end, interim and statutory audit, HMRC government audits and other audit requirements
* Year End reporting and other adhoc reporting requirements
* Annual stock check attendance
* Treasury cover: raising payments, inter-company netting, bank & group correspondence and bank reconciliations


The successful Finance Assistant will demonstrate:

* Self-driven, friendly & a positive disposition, with a clear focus on high quality and delivering results
* Accuracy, attention to detail, excellent organisation skills
* Actively participates in team work to ensure organisational goals are met
* The ability to prioritise own workload & multitask
* Previous accounting experience, AAT/CIMA/ACCA part-qualified or equivalent
* Computer literate in all MS Office applications
* Previous working knowledge of SAP and SAGE would be an advantage


Benefits:

* £23,900 - £30,000 depending on experience
* 32 days holidays including bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 2 years’ service
* 50% hybrid over 2 week period after probation
* 5 hours per week
* Flexible hours (core hours 10am-3pm)
* Time off in lieu
* Pension scheme
* Access to benefits platform
* Internal and external training & development courses available
* Option to buy and sell holiday
* Cycle to Work scheme
* Onsite parking
* Free flu jabs
* Health & wellbeing
* Enhanced paternity pay after 2 years
* Long service awards
* Employee assistance programme
* Internal training academy
* Access to external training and supported education
* Social culture and events


Location

Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire


Salary

£23,900 - £30,000 depending on experience + excellent benefits


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