Finance Assistant

NOW Careers is seeking to recruit a Finance Assistant for a fast paced and dynamic business in the Pontyclun area. This is an excellent opportunity for a graduate with a good academic record to study towards an accounting qualification whilst working full-time. The client will provide full ACCA study support including tuition, materials and exam fees with the aim of developing you into a well-rounded professional with strong commercial awareness.

My client is able to pay a salary of up to £28,000 per annum plus full study support for the successful candidate.

Reporting into the Financial Controller duties will include -

• Sales Ledger duties
• Purchase Ledger duties to include inputting payments onto the banking system
• Assist with Purchase Ledger payment runs and bank details audit
• Report on weekly sales
• Balance sheet reconciliations & Stock reconciliations
• Nominal ledger analysis and reporting
• Preparation of various month end journals e.g. accruals and cost of sales journals
• Assisting in the preparation of month end stock reports
• Preparation of intercompany reconciliations
• Review of petty cash receipts and posting the petty cash journal
• Nominal analysis preparation and investigation
• Preparation of various VAT schedules
• Posting of credit card statements
• Provide support to other members of the team as and when needed
• Ad-hoc reporting as and when needed
• Other finance admin duties as and when they arise

The successful candidate will possess the below -

• Strong Excel skills and the ability to analyse and summarise data through the use of lookups and pivot tables.
• Good organisational and workload management skills
• Strong communication skills both written and oral
• Self-motivated and confident with the ability to work on their own initiative
• Ability to work to tight deadlines
• Eager to learn, with a can-do attitude and not afraid to get stuck in
• Experience of using Microsoft Office including Word & Excel