Job Title: Finance Assistant
Location: Hedge End
Salary: £30,000
Working Hours: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm (Monday to Thursday), 8:00 am - 4:00 pm (Friday)
Company Benefits: Free Parking, early finish on Fridays, pension contribution, two fully paid staff events per year, opportunities for career progression and development
We are currently seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Finance Assistant to join a leading manufacturing company based in Hedge End. The successful candidate will have previous experience within finance and can speak French or German.
Responsibilities:
- Cash Management: Post cash receipts and direct debit payments in multiple currencies and perform bank reconciliations.
- Credit Control: Chase outstanding debts through statements, reminder letters, emails, and phone calls, resolve queries on invoices, handle CCJ claims, manage write-offs, release customer orders in the ERP system.
- Expenses: Complete monthly expense reports using Concur software, enter expenses into the ERP system for payment.
- Purchase Ledger: Input invoices, assign nominal codes, match with purchase orders, generate reports, execute bi-weekly payment runs, set up new supplier accounts.
- Journals: Prepare and post monthly journals, including prepayments, expenses accruals, rebates accruals, and depreciation.
- Fixed Assets Register: Update and reconcile the Fixed Assets Register to the trial balance, record new purchases, disposals, and depreciation.
- VAT: Complete quarterly VAT returns using Making Tax Digital and manage monthly French VAT returns.
- Month-End Activities: Reconcile ledgers, allocate transactions, resolve queries, prepare various reports, assist in preparing profit and loss and balance sheet.
Qualifications:
- Minimum 2 years of experience in a Finance Assistant role.
- AAT Qualified or studying CIMA.
- Fluent in written and spoken English and French or German.
- Organised, accurate, articulate, and able to prioritise workload under pressure.
- Ability to work independently and use initiative.
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to relate to people at all levels.
- Flexible, adaptable, enthusiastic, and proactive attitude.
- Proficient in MS Office (especially Excel) and ERP software.
- A great team player.
Please click on the link to apply as we review applications immediately or for more details, please contact Alice on 01202 557789 / alice.pooley@office-angels.com
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