Finance Assistant

Finance Assistant

Cambridge

£23,000 to £25,000 per annum

Great opportunity for a current or aspiring AAT studier.

35 hours (full time) per week, Monday to Friday - hybrid (3 days a week in office)

Excellent benefits are on offer.

Based in the North of Cambridge, this socially responsible client is looking for a highly motivated individual to join their Finance Team. As a Finance Assistant you will play a key role, providing Finance support across the Group.

You will contribute to the smooth running of the day-to-day activities of the finance department. You’ll take ownership of the purchase and sales ledgers and assist with month-end activities. You’ll also handle basic accounting tasks and assist the wider finance team when needed.

If this sounds like a good opportunity for you, the business will offer to sponsor you to work towards your AAT qualification, providing funding, time off to attend college and support from your line manager.

Key tasks and Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the smooth running of the finance department.
• Provide key finance support to the group.
• Post supplier invoices.
• Maintain employee expense cards including, actioning top ups and posting the transactions monthly.
• Prepare supplier payment runs and one-off payments
• Complete card purchases on behalf of employees
• Prepare month end sales invoices
• Raise ad-hoc sales invoices and liaise with assistant accountant to ensure complete
• Assist with credit control ensuring actions are completed within agreed timeframe.
• Circulate debtors reports weekly.
• Post/import the bank transactions for multiple bank accounts weekly and prepare the month end bank reconciliations.
• Complete month end trade debtors’ and trade creditors’ reconciliations
• Ensure the inbox is kept up to date and actions are cleared on a timely basis
• Respond to queries from suppliers and customers
• Provide ad-hoc support to the Assistant Accountant and wider finance team as required

Skills and qualifications required:

Essential

• Excellent organisational and time-management skills
• Ability to work alone and prioritise tasks as well as working within a team
• Highly numerate with good attention to detail
• Experience of using accounting software
• Competent in the use of Excel and other Microsoft packages such as Word, Outlook.
• Strong interpersonal & communication skills
• To be able to solve problems and work under their own initiative when required.

Due to the anticipated high volume of applications we may receive for this advertisement, it is with regret that we may only be able to contact those applicants successful in being shortlisted. However, your application for this or any further roles, may mean that we are able to contact you when additional vacancies become available. Should you not want this to be the case, please feel free to contact us directly to ensure we are aware of your wishes.

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