Finance Assistant - Lowestoft, United Kingdom - Reed Accountancy

Reed Accountancy

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Lowestoft, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

Finance Assistant - c£22,000 - £26,000 Per Annum - East Suffolk - Full Time Office-Based

Reed Accountancy and Finance are proud to be working with an industry leading travel company in the East Suffolk area seeking a
Finance Assistantto join their team.

As part of a well-established organisation, the
Finance Assistant will work closely with the Finance Manager to ensure all related tasks are effectively completed which will in turn contribute towards the efficiency of the company moving forward.

The
Finance Assistant position itself entails the following in summary:

The Role in Summary

Support the Management Accountant and Assistant Systems Accountant with day to day and month end tasks, including balance sheet reconciliations, nominal ledger analysis and monitoring of Petty Cash
Provide cover for absence in the Finance team as required on day to day tasks, including the Daily QC process, Daily Sales reporting and Card Declines
Ensure new supplier accounts are setup on a timely basis
Reconcile allocated supplier accounts, which encompasses producing reports, processing invoices and allocating payments
Identify and resolve common causes of unreconciled items
Maintain effective contact with suppliers to ensure invoices are paid in accordance with terms and deal with queries
Ensure credit terms are maximised with suppliers without threat of suspension
Responsible for processing payments
Ensure effective internal communication with Recon Team
Monitor and resolve corporate credit card queries, including declined transactions
Monitor and maintain staff expenses on a regular basis.
Assist with collating information to produce accurate cash flow forecasts
Maintain procedure notes
Monitor and evaluate processes and suggest improvements where needed
Contribute to ensuring effective corporate governance, risk management and internal controls
Other adhoc duties necessary as directed by your line manager
Educated to GSCE level, or equivalent, in Mathematics and English (Essential)
Experience of working in a dynamic finance environment (Essential)
Experience of working in the Purchase Ledger function (Essential)
Intermediate Excel skills (Essential)
Accountancy qualification (e.g. AAT or similar) (Desirable)
Attention to detail maintains high standards even when under pressure; has meticulous attention to detail; produces accurate outputs.
Accountable
Customer focused
Problem solving and resourceful
Confident, friendly and professional communication with other members of staff and external contacts.