Finance Assistant - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - Page Personnel - UK

Page Personnel - UK

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Edinburgh, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Edinburgh Based - Permanent Opportunity

Excellent Role with Great Organisation

About Our Client:

Our client is a charity that cares for, shares and speaks up for Scotland's heritage. They are Scotland's largest membership organisation and we're independent of government.

Since the early 1900s, they have pioneered public access to and shared ownership of some of the most magnificent buildings, collections and landscapes in Scotland.

They care for ancient houses, battlefields, castles, mills, gardens, coastlines, islands, mountain ranges and the plants and animals which depend upon them.

The finance assistant will be required to undertake the below responsibilities which include but are not limited to:

Take end-to-end ownership of the posting and reconciliation of organsational bank accounts, escalating any issues to Cash & Ledgers Manager
Responsibility for the preparation and circulation of Daily Balances reports
Frequent engagement with both Central and Regional teams to identify transactions and ensure they are recorded accurately.
Liaise with banks/external agencies as necessary to resolve queries quickly and efficiently.
The role reports to the Cash & Ledgers Manager, however the applicant will also work with the Treasury and Investments Manager to

- provide existing cashflow forecast information.
- further develop cash reporting and KPI's

Create & submit period end report information.
Improve Cash handling processes across the Trust.
Improve process for the management of cash floats at properties.
Comply with all organisational policies and procedures and proactively identify improvements to current processes and ensure these are fully documented.
Ensure Fraud awareness training is up to date and challenge any odd or suspicious entries with escalation to manager if necessary.
Provide cover/assistance, as required to other team members in Sales ledger/Purchase ledger functions.

The Successful Applicant:

Education to Higher/A Level stage or above
HNC accountancy or above (or equivalent)
Previous experience of working in a cashroom with high volumes of transactions and multiple bank accounts
Proven ability to work on complex reconciliations.
Proven ability to work accurately with a high attention to detail.
Experience of processing large volumes of data.
Proven ability to work under pressure to meet strict deadlines
Ability to pick up new tasks quickly and a real desire to resolve issues/seek out missing information.
Excellent Communication skills both written and verbal
Strong planning and organisational skills, able to prioritise workload.
Proficient in the use of MS excel at an intermediate level or above.

Whilst not essential, it is desirable to have experience with MS Dynamics 365 and have charities or third sector experience.

What's on Offer:

Our client offers a flexible working environment and a generous salary package including a public sector pension and benefits.