Finance Assistant
The role of Finance Assistant:
- Processing purchase ledger invoices, supplier payments and statement reconciliations
- Maintaining the sales ledger, including raising invoices, posting receipts and credit control where required
- Processing daily bank transactions and completing bank reconciliations
- Assisting with cash management
- Processing payroll using Sage Payroll
- Preparing month-end journals, including prepayments and accruals
- Assisting with the preparation of monthly management accounts
- Reconciling balance sheet control accounts
- Maintaining accurate financial records within Sage 50 Accounts
- Responding to finance queries from suppliers, customers and colleagues
- Supporting the Finance Manager with ad hoc finance and administrative tasks
- Maintaining confidentiality and complying with established financial procedures
- Working with systems including Sage 50 Accounts, Sage Payroll and Microsoft Office, including Excel
The ideal Finance Assistant:
- Previous experience in an all-round Finance Assistant or Accounts Assistant role (essential)
- Experience of purchase ledger, sales ledger, bank reconciliations and payroll (essential)
- Good understanding of double-entry bookkeeping (essential)
- Experience of preparing month-end journals, including prepayments and accruals (essential)
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel (essential)
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail (essential)
- Ability to organise and prioritise workloads effectively (essential)
- Able to work with minimal supervision and use initiative (essential)
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills (essential)
- Experience of Sage 50 Accounts (desirable)
- Experience of Sage Payroll (desirable)
- Experience of assisting with monthly management accounts (desirable)
- Previous experience working within the charity or not-for-profit sector (desirable)
- AAT qualification or equivalent practical accounting experience (desirable)
- Reliable and dependable
- Flexible and adaptable
- Proactive with a positive approach
- Able to build effective working relationships quickly
- Comfortable working within a small team where responsibilities are varied
- Committed to producing accurate work and meeting deadlines
Our client is a small charitable organisation with a varied portfolio of activities, including the operation of a residential care service, the management of residential and commercial properties, and the oversight of an investment portfolio.
The finance function is delivered by a small team of two, comprising the Finance Manager and a Finance Assistant. This is a varied, hands-on role offering the opportunity to work across all aspects of the finance function.
The purpose of the role is to provide temporary cover for the Finance Assistant during a period of absence, ensuring the smooth day-to-day operation of the finance department and supporting the timely production of accurate financial information.
The successful candidate will be expected to work independently, manage a varied workload and become effective in the role quickly.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced finance professional who enjoys working in a small organisation where no two days are the same.
The successful candidate will be expected to provide seamless support across the finance function, ensuring business continuity throughout the temporary assignment.
