Finance Officer/Bookkeeper

Our client, based in Manchester is looking for a finance assistant/bookkeeper to join their talented and dedicated finance team on a temporary to permanent basis and is paying the equivalent of £29k. The role is 5 days per week and is fully office-based. The role is to start as soon as possible and so you would need to be available immediately (or short notice) and commutable to Manchester.

The role:

The position is to provide a high standard of financial and accounting services and to work closely with the other members of the finance team and ensure these functions are undertaken efficiently and effectively.

Key responsibilities:

• Maintain the financial records and accounts and produce and present reports and financial summaries
• Maintain, operate and reconcile the nominal, fees, purchase and sales ledger systems
• Administer the VAT returns on a quarterly basis
• Preparation and operation of any necessary fees
• Carry out invoicing with regard to all non-fee income sources
• Manage the proper collection, reconciliation and banking of monies, including debt collection
• Reconciliation of bank statements
• Issue BACS payments or cheques for all accounts due
• Ensure security for all credit cards and verify charges
• Prepare and post journals
• Monitor expenditure budgets on a monthly basis

The Person

• You will have experience working within a finance team and ideally as a finance assistant or bookkeeper
• You will have an excellent level of IT literacy and proficiency
• You will be looking for full-time work that is fully office-based
• An effective communicator, you will be well versed in working with people at all levels inside and outside of an organisation, able to explain complex concepts easily
• You must be commutable to Greater Manchester and available to start at short notice