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Finance Assistant

Afiniti
Type Permanent
Salary From £25,000 to £30,000 per annum + bonus + excellent benefit package BUPA health cover + life assurance + 5% contributory pension scheme + smart phone
Location Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [South-East England]
Qualifications Qualified (or equivalent)
Company Afiniti
Contact Apply by email
Reference GW TBCAS07

Job description

Afiniti is an award winning IT Change Management consultancy specialising in the people aspect of change management. Afiniti specialises in 'making change stick' through involving, inspiring & interacting with our clients and colleagues in their use of technology as a catalyst for change.

Mission:

To employ energetic, imaginative and talented people using our proven methods and practices to achieve ever-higher levels of client satisfaction.

To profitably grow the company by offering a broader range of related services to a wider group of clients, and by the continued professional and personal development of our staff.

The Role:

The purpose of this role is to work closely with the FC to ensure the efficient running of the company’s day-to-day financial activities; taking responsibility and accountability for sales and purchase ledgers with minimum direction. Working in a small team, this role makes a real difference to our growing company by contributing to achievement of financial targets. This role has potential to be developed and the Company is committed to formalising learning through qualifications. The role would suit someone with aspiration to become Financial Controller.

Skills and Knowledge:

  • Excellent working knowledge of Sage 50 & Microsoft Excel.
  • IT literate with good working knowledge of Office 2010.
  • Ability to look at data from systems (eg online time recording) and interpret correctly.
  • Uses initiative and is proactive.
  • Precise and accurate with an eye for detail.
  • Strong reconciliation and analysis skills.
  • Willing and able to learn; highly productive and comfortable dealing with volume.
  • Good communicator and comfortable in dealing at different levels in the organisation.
  • Self-motivated, well organised, planned, efficient, ability to work on your own and in a team environment.

Key Tasks:

  • To maintain 80% monthly debtor collection.
  • Accurate and timely entry of all debtor and creditor invoices in preparation for month end production.
  • Completion of month end according to schedule.
  • Liaising with Territory Leads as required to provide relevant financial information.
  • Assist the FC with ad hoc tasks.

Detail of Tasks/Duties:

  • Enter supplier invoices to Sage ensuring appropriate checks to internal systems have been completed.
  • Complete monthly supplier & staff expenses payments to Sage & banking system as well as any ad hoc payments throughout the month.
  • Complete debtor billing and chase customer purchase orders as required.
  • Debtor collection.
  • Payroll checks.
  • Bank reconciliation.
  • Complete fortnightly staff expenses run.
  • Reconcile and load Directors credit cards.
  • Complete external purchase orders ensuring appropriate authorisation and reconciliation to budget/cost codes.
  • Foreign travel arrangements.
  • General office duties, including filing, telephone reception, maintaining office stationery levels, organising refreshment supplies, collection & distribution of post.
  • Quarterly VAT runs, including reconciliation, collation and submission to HMRC.
  • EC sales list reconciliation and submission.

Person Specification:

With a relevant Financial Qualification, you will be professional, competent and hardworking. Committed and able to deal effectively with different situations, your communication skills will be first rate. Your keen eye for detail and enthusiastic approach will allow you to move fluently from one project to the next, you will be self managed, taking ownership and accountability with a high interest in having fun at work.

To apply please send a CV and covering letter by pressing the Apply button.

Strictly no agencies.

 


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