Finance Assistant and Data Analyst - Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom - Wincanton

    Default job background
    Full time
    Description

    We are recruiting for a Finance Assistant/ Data Analyst to join our site at Staffordshire. As the contract is open book the successful candidate will play a significant part in providing first class support operationally and commercially to the customer. Salary is £25-£30k depending on experience.

    Role Responsibilities:

    Reporting to the Finance Manager the successful candidate will have the following responsibilities: -

  • Day to day support for the Finance Manager
  • Review and challenge outbase reporting from 3 outbases and identify and deal with discrepancies
  • Reconciliation for payroll, agency and fuel on a weekly basis
  • Completing weekly analysis of driver hours for radial and trunking routes
  • Raising Purchase Orders for the contract
  • Review and challenge operational information for the Finance Manager
  • Processing of journals at period end
  • Raising of sales ledger invoices at the beginning and end of each period
  • Provide holiday cover for the Finance Manager in producing the weekly customer accounts
  • About you...

  • Studying towards an accounting qualification (AAT/ACA/CIMA)
  • Sound business knowledge and a willingness to learn and to apply that knowledge
  • Demonstrate drive, energy and a commitment to the overall contract performance
  • Be proactive, inquisitive with a passion for challenging teams to drive performance
  • Be able to work under pressure whilst maintaining high standards
  • Must be flexible and appropriately responsive to internal and external customer requests
  • Excellent customer relationship skills with the ability to develop good working relationships at all levels
  • Have good PC skills and be able to understand and harness IT and systems to benefit the operation
  • We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.