Overview
We are seeking to appoint a Finance Assistant to support the needs of our fast paced finance team within our growing Dental Group.
Au Dental is a family-owned dental group aiming to provide the highest quality of dental care to patients that access our services.
Role summary:
The Finance Assistant is responsible for maintaining the accounting records of the companies in the Group. At all times demonstrating our core values
The post holder will carry out the role expected of a Finance Assistant including, but not limited to:
o Entering transactions on Xero/Bank for the Group, including but not limited to:
o Overseeing the purchase ledger function – ensuring all is coded correctly to be processed by the outsourced team.
o Check the Accounts emails are clean and allocated correctly
o Run invoices from portals and add to accounts email for outsource company to upload invoices
o Check Approvalmax – To ensure coding is correct and practice from uploads
o Checking Expenses – when they have been uploaded on Approvalmax
o Checking and reviewing the reconciliation held with outsource company credit card receipts are posting correctly and match to credit card expenditure
o Processing all payments runs / ensure correct payment to ledger
o Processing payments on the bank account for suppliers, staff and associates;
o Checking Purchase Ledger – Ensure is clean and match correctly
o Bank Reconciliation – Review and post non Purchase Ledger payments
o Process and check monthly staff payroll – processed outsource
o Posting payroll to Xero
o Preparing inter-company rent invoices and other charges
o Monthly - Inter-company check and recharge to practices
o Weekly checking the external reports on the non-finance systems and they are allocated correctly
o Monthly – Process & review Lab bills rec to match to Associate Pay
o Providing support for practice managers in the areas of:
o Resolving queries on transactions with suppliers and with the practice managers / outsource purchase ledger function
o Procurement and supplier relationships
o Process and check monthly staff payroll – processed outsource
o Associate Pay – to review and assist PM on queries
o Compliance with financial policies
o Assist the Group Financial Controller in the preparation of the accounts of each of the practices and companies within the group including preparation of schedules, posting of journals and review of profit and loss transactions
o Conduct regular audits to identify discrepancies and recommend solutions
o Collaborate with the management team to develop and implement effective financial processes and controls
o Providing information to Group Financial Controller and stakeholders as required.
o Providing assistance to the directors with reports and tasks as required
o Maintain their own financial skills.
Key accountabilities:
· Confident in working within a fast-paced accounting environment and will have excellent attention to detail with large volumes of data.
- Completeness and accuracy of basic financial records
- A good level of excel skills experience required
- Ability to use multiple systems and process
- Maintaining and developing your financial competency and continuing professional/personal development required by the Group
- Working alongside colleagues in facilitating on-going organisational change and development
Pay: From £24,420.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
Work Location: In person
