Finance Assistant - Burton-On-Trent, United Kingdom - D-Hive Limited

D-Hive Limited

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Burton-On-Trent, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

(1) JOB DETAILS

JOB TITLE:
Finance Assistant

ACCOUNTABLE TO:
Chief Accountant

REPORTS TO:
Assistant Accountant

LOCATION:

Based in Stretton, Burton on Trent, but there may be a requirement to visit other sites in Burton and Derbyshire.

SALARY:
Circa £21,000-£23,000

(2) JOB PURPOSE / ADVERT

We are looking to recruit a highly motivated, friendly and supportive individual into a new role, which is an exciting opportunity to support the Chief Accountant in a growing company and its 3 subsidiaries.

The role will have plenty of variety across the finance function.

The role will play a key support role across all finance areas of the group of companies including Financial Management, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Treasury and information analysis.

Responsibilities would include:

Monthend transactions & journal entries
Purchase ledger control
Bank Reconciliation
Sales ledger control
Credit control
Cashbook management
Assisting with finance administration
Assisting in Procurement and ordering

This role would suit someone with the following skills:

AAT part-qualified or desire to begin studies. Continued study is encouraged
Great communication skills
Previous experience of working in a finance team environment.
Attention to detail
Knowledge of finance procedures
Ability to work independently
Good IT skills, and experience of using Excel
The ability to build good working relationships with a variety of stakeholders across the business, and contribute to a friendly, supportive working environment.

Whilst having a fixed office base, the post holder also has the opportunity to work from home on a regular basis.

(3) DIMENSIONS

The team consists of two Finance Assistants and two Assistant Accountants, all working together under the direction of the Chief Accountant.

The post holder will from time to time be required to provide support and guidance to other members of the team.

(4) KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, BEHAVIOUR & EXPERIENCE

You'll ideally have the following skills and experience

AAT partqualified or desire to begin studies
Previous experience of working in a finance team environment
Great communication skills
Attention to detail
Knowledge of finance procedures
Ability to work independently
Good IT skills, and experience of using Excel
The ability to build good working relationships with a variety of stakeholders across the business, and contribute to a friendly, supportive working environment.

The post holder must also assist in ensuring the compliance with the Company Standing Financial Instructions and other procedures/regulations is essential.

(5) KEY RESULT AREAS
The post holder is required to support the Chief Accountant for:

Financial Management:
Monthend tasks including journal entries, accruals & prepayments
Analysis of reports, figures & trends
Providing information to aid managers in the financial management of the companies
Maintaining working papers for monthend, yearend and audit
Ensuring accurate ledger coding

Accounts Payable Processing:

Ensuring that invoices are process in a timely accurate manner.
Liaising with customers and colleagues regarding invoice queries
Processing supplier invoices and staff expenses in the correct group company
Ensuring accurate ledger coding
Ensuring invoices and staff expenses are authorised and paid in accordance with group policies

Accounts Receivable Processing:

Raising invoices and liaising with customers to ensure prompt payment
Processing payments received
Query resolution within the organisation and customers
Developing and maintaining relationships with customers

Other Finance Tasks:

Preparing and Processing weekly bank reconciliations
Processing bank payments and receipts
Assisting with the procurement function to enable smooth running of the companies

(6) GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

The postholder is expected to maintain working papers to enable internal and external auditors to have a clear audit trail.

The postholder is also responsible for ensuring that those staff responsible for providing information, analysis and data however complex, whether for monthly or annual returns maintains adequate working papers with a clear audit trail.

Job Types:
Full-time, Part-time

Salary:
£21,000.00-£23,000.00 per year

Benefits: