This is an initial 3-6 months role with the strong chance of it going permenant.
General Purpose
To provide day-to-day operational and administrative support to the Finance Manager while assisting with Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable functions. This role will help ensure efficient financial processing, with a particular focus on meeting month-end deadlines, delivering accurate month-end reporting, and maintaining effective communication across the finance team and wider business.
The successful candidate will have strong all-round accounting knowledge, excellent organisational skills, and prior experience working under pressure.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
Month-End & Reporting
* Assist with month-end close processes to strict deadlines.
* Prepare journals, accruals and prepayments.
* Ensure all month-end schedules are completed accurately and on time.
* Assist with Fixed Asset Register to account for monthly additions, disposals, etc.
* Assist with the preparation of month end sales reports, including discounts
* Inventory valuation control, including ensuring completeness of costing
Finance Operations
* Support credit control activities and overdue debt collections to ensure they remain within tolerance.
* Assist with sales invoicing, and customer account maintenance.
* Reconcile customer accounts and allocate incoming payments.
* Investigate customer queries and payment discrepancies.
* Assist with purchase ledger processing and supplier invoice posting.
* Reconcile supplier statements and resolve invoice queries.
* Ensure invoices are processed accurately and within deadlines.
* Assisting with preparation of payment runs
* Calculating recharges to international offices and invoicing for these
* Assist with quarterly VAT returns, audits and statutory reporting deadlines for UK entities.
* Help improve finance processes and internal controls.
* Work closely with the Finance Manager and wider finance team to meet business deadlines.
Skills and Experience Required
* Minimum of 3+ years in a similar role.
* Proving experience working to tight deadlines.
* Experience preparing month-end reports, journals and reconciliations.
* Good understanding of AP and AR processes.
* Strong Excel skills.
* High attention to detail.
* Able to prioritise workload in a fast-paced environment.
* AAT qualified or studying