Finance Assistant - London, United Kingdom - Give A Grad A Go

Give A Grad A Go
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1 month ago

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Competitive salary of £28,000 - £30,000 DOE

  • Enhanced pension
  • Daily breakfast in the office

Company profile - Energy Trading Firm

In this Finance Assistant role in London, you will be joining the London office of a global energy trading firm that has established business relationships in more than 100 countries and regions all over the world.

The firm utilises its vast network to supply its customers and fulfil their energy needs.


Based on years of abundant experience and professional capabilities in oil and gas trading, this firm is committed to serving the organisation's refining system and fulfilling the energy demand of end users.

As an energy-based trading company, it is devoted to ensuring global energy supply with a highly responsible attitude.

Its principal businesses include crude oil trading, oil products trading, LNG trading, carbon and power trading, and logistics & storage.

Due to continued commercial success, it is now looking to add to its London office


Job description - Finance Assistant

In this Finance Assistant role in London, we are currently seeking an ambitious and hardworking individual to join the London office of an Energy Trading firm with a global presence.


In this role your responsibilities will be varied but you'll be working directly within the trade finance team and also collaborating closely with the treasury and accounting teams to ensure the smooth working of the wider finance division.


This will be an excellent opportunity to work alongside and be trained by experienced industry leaders and gain exposure to several different facets of the financial operations of a global firm.


Take a look at the full responsibilities below:

Key responsibilities - Finance Assistant

  • In this Finance Assistant role in London, your responsibilities will include:_
  • Monitoring trade credit requirements
  • Deal recap/Deal Notice review, DN review on ERP to be completed within 24hrs of them being input
  • Reviewing of all relevant physical contracts governing the purchase/sale of commodities
  • Preparing, issuing, revising and amending documentary credits and standby letters of credit
  • Checking the export letters of credit wording and ensure the parameters are in line with the sales contract Invoice discounting
  • Daily bank reconciliation & SAP booking of all payments, receivables, discounting and any other cargo payments independently based on proper supporting documents
  • Maintenance of Trade Finance Trackersheet ensuring all deals with L/C requirement (purchase and sale) are entered and updated in a timely manner
  • Produce payment documents and bank notices in SAP, ensure compliant SSI records
  • SSI request, filing and request in SAP
  • Monitoring inwards/outwards payment/Receipt with banks, update with treasury accordingly

Job requirements - Finance Assistant

  • A 2:1 or above from University (Ideally Accounting, Finance, Economics, Maths or related)
  • Some prior commercial experience in a finance, analytics or numerical driven role
  • Great analytical and numerical skills
  • High attention to detail and ability to multitask
  • Comfortable with data handling and working with CRM and ERP software
  • Great verbal and written communication skills
  • The right to work in the UK

Benefits of the job - Finance Assistant

  • Competitive salary of £28,000 £30,000 DOE
  • Generous monthly travel allowance
  • Fantastic offices in Bank
  • Private health insurance
  • Enhanced pension
  • Company bonus scheme
  • Inhouse gym
  • Daily breakfast in the office

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