Finance Assistant

| Finance Assistant | £28,000

Finance AssistantRuncornSalary: £28,000
I am looking for an experienced Finance Assistant who is interested in joining one of the UK’s fastest growing businesses. My client provides a wide range of services for thousands of clients within the property, manufacturing, oil, gas and energy sector.
You will be joining the Central Accounting team who deal with all transactional accounting, period-end close and compliance reporting services for a large number of Group businesses across UK and Europe.
Role Responsibilities Process supplier invoices and employee expenses onto the paperless automated accounts system for multiple currency databasesChecking expense claim receipts against the company expense policy and identifying VAT to reclaim in accordance with HMRC guidelinesDealing with supplier queries and requests for paymentVerification of supplier bank detailsProcessing weekly supplier and expense payment runsReviewing CIS deductions and completing returnsDaily bank reconciliations for sterling and multiple currency accountsReconciliation of supplier statementsRaising inter-company sales invoicesMaintaining and reconciling cash flow spreadsheetsPerforming Month end tasks (including Fixed Asset capitalisation and depreciation, Accruals and Prepayments) in line with tight reporting deadlines.Reconciling various balance sheet reconciliations, including Fixed Assets, VAT, Payroll, Sales and Purchase Ledger Control accountsReconciling and agreeing inter-company balancesAny other ad-hoc duties including process improvement initiatives
Qualifications/Experience AAT or similar accounting qualification will be an advantage or qualified by experienceGood communication and organisational skillsAbility to analyse and interpret financial dataTeam playerCan show initiativeSelf-motivatedApproachableCan work to tight deadlinesAble to embrace change and seek opportunities for improvement
Benefits Contributory Pension SchemeLife AssuranceA flexible benefits programme including the option to buy additional holidays and private health careRegular training and career developmentAccess to mental health supportProfessional financial adviceDiscounted gym membershipsIf you are interested in this role, please apply via the link or email me at James.Hughes1@hays.com # 4685111