Finance Assistant - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Pertemps Birmingham Commercial

Pertemps Birmingham Commercial

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Birmingham, United Kingdom

3 days ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Finance Assistant:

Birmingham

Temporary Vacancies:

£12.71 per hour

To provide financial support to the finance team and the wider business and to process transactions in relation to accounts receivable and accounts payable.

About The Finance Assistant position:

Responsible for the posting of invoices / credit notes to the system
Proactively investigate open purchase orders, liaising with suppliers, finance colleagues and the wider business to ensure prompt payment of invoices
Prepares monthly supplier statement reconciliations
Maintains both supplier and customer information
Ensures compliance with financial procedures
Proactive involvement in the chasing of debtor balances
Records customer payments and ensures the correct allocation to the customer account
Inputs transactions into the finance system and prepares weekly payment runs
Undertakes reconciliations and other yearend/monthend tasks as required.
Assists the Financial Accounting and Controls Manager with yearend audit preparation
Process Staff Expense Claims
Manage requests sent to the Finance mailbox, triaging queries, resolving, redirecting and escalating as appropriate to ensure prompt and accurate resolution.
Prepares daily cash balances and investments to assist the Transactions Manager with cashflow forecasts
Responsible for preparing monthly balance sheet reconciliations for review and investigation and clearance of reconciling items
Analysis of expenses and preparation of journals
Provide efficient and effective support in the operation of financial controls
Systematically monitors and reconciles the finance system, for example, access rights and HR data in the system.
Supporting the Finance Transactions Manager and Financial Accounting and Controls Manager
Support in adhoc projects (e.g. review of access rights for segregation of duties, review licensing requirements by reviewing access rights versus live worker profiles)
Proactively identifies areas for financial process improvement and makes proposals to management for implementation
Works collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to ensure timely and accurate delivery
Maintaining the robustness of the finance system and supporting the control environment.
Maintain records within the finance system, ensuring they are up to date including employees, budget holders and project structures
Maintain worker relationships in the system to ensure financial approval workflows are maintained.
Monitor and collect records of gifts and hospitality monthly to ensure compliance with Anti-Bribery and Corruption policy and prepare a quarterly report for the Audit and Risk Committee

Experience/ Skills required for the Finance Assistant position:

Excellent attention to detail and ability to work through large volumes of data with a high level of accuracy
Highly numerate
IT literate and strong understanding of MS computer packages with advanced excel skills
Experience of working in a finance department
Ability to work with confidential data
The ability to work proactively, flexibly and to take responsibility for resolution of any issues, and strong time management skills.
Ability to work effectively as part of a team and able to use own initiative whilst managing own workload
Excellent organisational skills and ability to prioritise work
Basic understanding of VAT and taxation rules
Maintaining detailed timetables ensuring individuals are aware of their deliverables
Previous experience of using Microsoft finance solutions.
Undertaking or willing to undertake further training to enhance financial knowledge, skills and qualifications

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