Finance Assistant - Birkenhead, United Kingdom - BSC Education Limited

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We are currently looking for a finance assistant to join our finance team.

Both roles are going to be based at our Birkenhead Office and working from home 2-3 days per week.
**The salary will be circa: £22,000 to £26,000 per annum (depending on experience)

The Finance Assistant will work as part of the wider Finance Operations team to provide an accurate and efficient treasury function for BSC companies.


1. Duties & Responsibilities

  • Responsible for ensuring the bank accounts are reconciled on a daily basis to SAP and Fidelo
  • Reconciling differences should be investigated and cleared promptly
  • Posting miscellaneous payments such as bank charges, merchant fees, interest and direct debits on a daily basis
  • Posting receipts from students and customers to SAP and Fidelo
  • Liaising with Accounts Payable to ensure that all other outgoing payments are posted on a timely basis
  • Maintain good working relationships with both internal colleagues and banking partners, as well as Partner Agent
  • Working closely with the Commercial team and the Admissions & Accommodations team, projecting a professional image of the Company at all times
  • Preparation of operational cashflow forecast and actual files and preparation of reports for senior management
  • Ensuring that liquidity is managed on a day to day basis between bank accounts
  • Preparation of petty cash reconciliations and ensuring that all posts are made to SAP
  • Provision of regular and adhoc reporting as required by the business
  • Support the audit process as necessary
  • Ensuring all processes and controls are documented and that sufficient controls are operated to ensure integrity of data and safeguarding of company assets.
  • Provision of a draft cashflow forecast each week
  • Any additional duties relevant to the role.

2. Internal Communications

  • Provide support to all teams across BSC as required, keeping the teams regularly updated on pertinent information
  • Maintain a sufficient product knowledge of BSC's portfolio of products in order to best understand how the role supports the needs of the Commercial and Operational Teams

Job Skills
Specific Role Requirements

  • Intermediate Excel skills
  • Minimum of 2 years of prior cashmanagement/treasury experience within finance essential

Desired Experience/Skills:


  • Process improvement experience a distinct advantage
  • Previous experience in a multi stream business preferred
  • Studying for recognized accounting qualification highly desirable
  • SAP knowledge desirable but not essential

Further Information:


At BSC, we expect all our colleagues to behave in ways that both support and promote our Vision, Mission & Values.


BSC VISION:


  • To provide customers with steppingstones to their future by delivering outstanding and transformational learning experiences._

BSC MISSION:


  • By believing that "Great Things Start Here" and standing behind all that this means. If we believe it, our customers will achieve it_

VALUES
***
Aim Higher: We proactively make suggestions and solutions for challenges and opportunities.


Collaborate:
We are team players -we treat everyone with respect and understand that we succeed collectively, not as individuals.


Communicate:
We communicate in a timely way with clarity, respect and transparency.


Customer Focus:
We seek to provide consistent high-quality experiences that customers will remember.


Team Focus:
We seek to reward and recognise excellence and innovation within our employees.

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