Finance Assistant
- Employer
- Page Personnel
- Location
- England, London
- Salary
- £22000 - £25000 per annum
- Closing date
- Jun 18, 2021
Job Details
This an excellent opportunity for an experienced Finance Assistant from professional services/consultancy to work with an internationally recognised project management business. As the Finance Assistant you will be responsible for managing the general finance functions and administrative support to ensure the smooth and efficient running of the finance department.
Client Details
My client are a Central London based internationally recognised project management firm specialising in the built environment. Managing design, programme & planning, dispute resolution and rescue. They are now looking to expand their finance team due to recent growth within the business and are looking for a Finance Assistant from professional services / consultancy background to help the sustain this.
Description
The Finance Assistant will be responsible for the following:
- Process all inward and outgoing bank statement or cash transactions
- Log and distribute purchase invoices to budget holders and code, post and schedule payments to suppliers
- Process staff expense claims and company credit card expenditure
- Conduct credit control activities and update debtor receipts information
- Set up all payments through the bank account including staff expenses, suppliers and ad-hoc payments
- Reconcile the purchase ledger at month end
- Reconcile bank accounts daily and at month end, and all petty cash accounts at month end
- Action and reconcile prepayments and depreciation at month end
- Maintain and administer the project accounting system (Vision), including timesheets and expenses
- Provide support to the management accounting process, including the running of reports
- Any other duty relevant to the role
Profile
The successful Finance Assistant:
Experience
- Experience working in a similar role is desirable but not essential
- Experience working within a professional environment
Qualifications
- GCSE Grade 4/Grade C and above in Maths & English or equivalent
Skills
- Comfortable working in MS Excel
- Good communicator
- High attention to detail
- Resilient character and comfortable challenging others where required
- Good relationship building skills
- Organised & efficient time manager
Job Offer
The successful candidate will be paid £22,000 - £25,000 per annum as well as additional benefits:
- Life Assurance
- Group Income Protection
- Private Medial Insurance
- 25 days A/L (increasing to 27 after 5 years)
- Annual Self Improvement & Learning allowance
- Study Support
Company
When it comes to recruiting and placing part qualified (PQ) accountants and transactional finance candidates, Page Personnel gets the job done. We have 200 specialist recruitment consultants who know the finance market inside out and can help you to find the right role or the right candidate for your specific requirements. As part of a network of 21 countries we’re also able to offer global insight and access to international candidates.
We maintain close links with institutions like CIMA and ACCA, so it’s a market we fully understand. Our expertise also extends to areas like credit control, accounts payable and payroll and graduate recruitment.
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