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Finance Assistant Construction

Office Angels
Posted 13 hours ago, valid for 20 days
Location

Basildon, Essex SS16 5UY

Salary

£16,000 - £19,200 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • The position of C I S Finance Assistant is available in Basildon, Essex, offering a salary between £27,000 and £30,000.
  • The role requires previous experience in an accounts position, preferably within the construction industry.
  • Responsibilities include subcontractor registration, payment processing, invoice management, and assisting with management accounts.
  • The working hours are Monday to Friday, from 8 am to 5 pm, with benefits such as 20 days holiday, a pension scheme, and a Christmas closure.
  • Candidates should possess strong attention to detail, proficiency in MS Office and accounting software like Sage, and excellent communication skills.

C I S Finance Assistant

Basildon, Essex

£27000 - £30000

Monday - Friday 8am-5pm

Benefits includes 20 days holiday + Bank Holidays, pension scheme, Christmas closure, parking on site and beautiful new offices!

Join our client's dynamic team as a C I S Finance Assistant! We are seeking a detail-oriented individual to provide essential support in the areas of subcontractor registration, payment processing, invoice management and management accounts. As an integral member of their team, you will play a vital role in ensuring smooth financial operations and maintaining accurate records.

Responsibilities:

  • Register new subcontractors, ensuring compliance with all necessary documentation and requirements.
  • Entering incoming invoices (suppliers and subcontractors) onto Sage, ensuring everything is recorded accurately and in a timely manner.
  • To prepare quarterly and monthly C I S returns
  • Update and amend subcontractor details, maintaining accurate and complete records.
  • Verify subcontractors on the HMRC website, ensuring compliance with tax regulations.
  • Add and update projects on internal system, ensuring up-to-date project information.
  • Assist in creating, checking and amending subcontractor payments, ensuring accuracy and compliance with company procedures.
  • Review supplier invoices, comparing them against purchase orders and proof of deliveries before processing them for payment.
  • Handle invoice queries efficiently, resolving any issues promptly.
  • Maintain the invoice query spreadsheet, closing items in a timely manner.
  • Ensure month-end cut-off is observed for monthly cost reporting.
  • Provide copy invoices/PODs to other departments upon request.
  • Assist in creating, checking and amending supplier payments, ensuring accuracy and compliance with company procedures.
  • Allocate direct debits from the banking system to Sage promptly and accurately.
  • Support the maintenance and reconciliation of petty cash.
  • Conduct monthly bank account reconciliations.
  • Assist with the year-end audit process.

Requirements:

  • Previous experience in an accounts role, ideally within the construction industry.
  • Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.
  • Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Proficiency in MS Office, particularly Excel.
  • Knowledge of accounting software, ideally Sage.
  • Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines.
  • A positive and adaptable mindset, with a willingness to learn and take on new challenges.

Office Angels is an employment agency. We are an equal opportunities employer who put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, abilities and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.

Office Angels acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. Office Angels UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

By applying for this role your details will be submitted to Office Angels. Our Candidate Privacy Information Statement explaining how we will use your information is available on our website.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.