Finance Assistant - Maternity Cover FTC

Finance Assistant

Salary: £36,000 FTE

We are looking for a dynamic Finance Assistant to support our growing business. This is a fantastic opportunity for a junior Finance professional to grow and gain experience within a fast paced, innovative company. You will join us on a part time, maternity cover basis, based in London / Remote Working.

About us:

Ruleguard is a SaaS application company serving the financial sector compliance market. As a leading firm within the innovative "RegTech" sector we delight in creating cutting-edge business software to make it as easy as possible for banks, brokers, and investment firms to comply with regulation.

Benefits we offer our Finance Assistant: 

• 25 (FTE) days of annual leave increasing by 1 day each year up to 30 days
• Employer pension scheme
• Private Health Insurance
• Medical Cash Plan
• Income Protection
• Life Assurance
• Gym/fitness benefits
• Flexible working
• Home workspace equipment allowance
• Wellbeing and social events

The Finance Assistant Role:

The Finance Assistant will be providing key support to our financial team. As Finance Assistant you will be working with the CFO and Finance Coordinator to complete monthly finance processes including reconciliations and updating and maintaining financial records.

To succeed in this role, you should have strong knowledge of bookkeeping and accounting principles, good organisational skills and working knowledge of accounting software. A first-class Finance Assistant should have integrity, excellent mathematical skills, and an understanding of data privacy standards.

Responsibilities of our Finance Assistant include:

• Purchase ledger invoice entry
• Bank Reconciliation – cash in and out posting
• Expense management
• Maintain Asset register and record monthly depreciation
• Capital development COST management and amortisation
• Monthly account reconciliations (Deferred revenue, Accrued Income, Other Debtor, Other Creditor)
• Preparation of Accounts to trial balance
• Maintain and update Cost Trackers
• Prepare VAT return for the organisation
• Suggest improvements on accuracy, efficiency and reducing costs
• Report discrepancies

 What we are looking for in our Finance Assistant:

• Part-qualified/working towards accounting qualifications (CIMA/ACA/ACCA) or equivalent experience
• Excellent knowledge of MS Excel and accounting software
• Strong knowledge of bookkeeping
• Knowledge of financial concepts and principles
• Data management experience

Your Skills & Abilities:

• Strong organisational skills
• Brilliant mathematical skills
• Analytical
• Detail oriented
• The ability to spot anomalies in transactions and supporting documents
• Excellent time management skills
• Professional integrity
• The ability to work independently and in a team environment

If you are looking for a new challenge, please click apply now to be considered as our Finance Assistant – we’d love to hear from you!