Finance Assistant

The Company:

• The company is a leading manufacturer of sustainable packaging including plastic and rigid paperboard, offering packaging solutions to the industrial, consumer and healthcare markets. They are looking for a Finance Assistant to join their team paying up to £30,000pa depending on experience

Job Title:

• Finance Assistant

Job Role of the Finance Assistant:

• To provide effective financial management in line with business and regulatory requirements, supporting the Team Lead Accounting Finance and divisional finance managers/ Senior Managers and Suppliers across various Divisions across UK and Europe (primarily accounts payable)

Key Responsibilities of the Finance Assistant

Activities

• Processing and maintaining the purchase ledger (includes po matching, coding and processing invoices)
• Involved in the month end process; ensuring prepayments are booked, investigating and resolving any discrepancies
• Performing supplier statement reconciliations
• Performing weekly payment runs to suppliers
• Key control account reconciliation process
• Completing monthly subledger aging review
• Supporting the finance team with various administrative tasks
• Acting as first point of contact for all relevant queries (internal and external)
• Providing audit information for both internal and external auditors
• Providing ad-hoc reporting as and when requested by management
• Reconciliation and coordination of payment of travel /expenses
• Ensure monthly processing deadlines are met as required
• Be an ambassador of company culture and values, maintaining a people centric culture
• Other duties as delegated from time to time by Management

Measurables

• Timely completion of documents and data entry, all supporting documents including spreadsheets kept up to date
• All system data / spreadsheets kept up to date
• All company reporting deadlines are adhered to
• All accounting postings carried out in an efficient and accurate manner

Key Skills of the Finance Assistant:

• Creative, Innovative individuals with the ability to think outside the box.
• Hardworking with a strong work ethic. You should be self-motivated and ready to get the job done.
• Having a high sense of priorities and the ability to multitask with tight deadlines and flexibility.
• Experience of using Microsoft applications such as Excel and Word
• Confidentially / Discretion

Skills and Experience:

Required

• Languages: English plus German and / or French
• 1-2 years finance/accounting experience will be considered, with at least 1 year in Accounts Payable

Desirable

• Knowledge and experience with the following finance systems: Oracle, Basware, Coupa, Chrome River

Salary:

• £30,000pa depending on experience 25 days annual leave pro rata plus Bank Holidays, a generous contributory pension scheme of matched contributions up to 11%. Long service awards, cycle to work schemes, discounted gym membership. Life cover of 6 x salary.

If you feel you have the right skill set and attributes for this role and that it’s the challenge you are looking then please contact us on a confidential basis.