About the Role
We are looking for an experienced Finance Assistant on a 6 month fixed term contract to join our Finance team.
The immediate focus of the role will be to provide support across Accounts Payable ensuring key processes continue to run smoothly and accurately. However, we are also looking for someone who can help us review, document and improve existing processes and capture them in robust procedures.
This is a hands-on role suited to someone with strong transactional finance experience who is comfortable supporting daily processing while also identifying opportunities to streamline and improve existing processes.
Key Responsibilities
The successful candidate will support the Finance team across a range of transactional finance activities, with a particular focus on Accounts Payable.
Responsibilities will include:
- Supporting the day-to-day Accounts Payable function, including invoice processing, supplier queries and payment preparation.
- Assisting with Cashbook processing, reconciliations and related finance tasks
- Supporting year-end and audit preparation by ensuring records, reconciliations and supporting documentation are accurate and complete
- Helping to document current finance processes and procedures where these are not yet formally recorded.
- Identifying areas where processes are overly manual and inefficient.
- Supporting improvements within Accounts Payable, including:
- Invoice matching to purchase orders and goods received notes
- Saving and maintaining invoice and proof of delivery documentation
- Non-PO invoice coding
- Approval workflows
- Supplier statement reconciliations
- Supplier query management
- Providing additional support across Accounts Receivable and expenses processing where required
- Helping to build resilience within the Finance team by ensuring processes are clear, repeatable and properly documented.
About You
We are looking for someone with strong practical experience in transactional finance who can quickly understand existing processes, support the team and help make improvements.
You will ideally have:
- Strong experience in Accounts Payable
- Experience with Cashbook processing and reconciliations
- Good understanding of transactional finance controls and best practice
- Experience of supplier statement reconciliations and supplier query resolution
- Ability to work accurately and efficiently during busy periods, including year end and audit
- A proactive approach to process improvement and problem solving
- Confidence in documenting processes and creating clear procedures
- Good communication skills.
- Experience of finance system improvements, would also be beneficial
What We Offer
A competitive salary and benefits package. You will also have the opportunity to join a busy and supportive Finance team where your experience will make an immediate impact. You will play a key role in supporting essential finance operations while helping shape better processes for the future.
Application question(s):
- What are your salary expectations?
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
