Finance Assistant - Sales ledger and Bookkeeping

Office Angels have teamed up with a forward thinking and dynamic company with manufacturing industry, they are a unique brand who service several industries such as pharmaceutical, telecommunications and biochemical. This fabulous company is seeking a Finance Assistant qualified to AAT Level 3.

Salary - Competitive

Location - Basingstoke(Office Based)

Hours - 08:30 to 5.00 Monday to Friday

Benefits - 25 days annual leave plus statutory Bank Holidays, Additional day's leave for Birthdays, A generous contribution to a group personal pension scheme (between 10% and 15% of your pensionable salary, depending on your own contribution), Discretionary annual bonus, Training opportunities for career development, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and Occupational Health Services, Medical and dental insurance, Life Assurance, Discounts and access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending, On-site parking.

Your main responsibilities will be the following;

• Sales invoice processing, using the computerised accounting system.
• Maintenance and control of the Self-Bill invoicing and SCF process.
• Maintenance and analysis of the Sales and Nominal Ledgers.
• Weekly reporting of Sales and Orders results.
• Cash book and customer receipts reconciliation.
• Foreign exchange reconciliation.
• Banking requirements, including payment authorisations, monitoring of currency levels and
• reconciliations.
• Setting up new clients and carrying out required financial checks.
• Credit Control.
• General reconciliation of accounts for audit purposes and preparation of month-end allocations,
• procedures, and reporting to corporate.
• General record maintenance, electronic filing and obtaining necessary process authorisations for
• reporting and auditing purposes.
• Assist with the improvement of processes, reporting and analysis.
• To assist the Finance Manager, when necessary and as appropriate.
• To maintain best practices in line with H&S, EMS and QMS requirements.

To be considered for this role you must be able to demonstrate the following;

• Demonstrable experience of working in a finance / accounting environment
• General IT skills, to include Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Knowledge of financial accounting software (Lakeview or equivalent - desirable)
• Good communication (verbal and written)
• Accurate numeracy skills
• Well organised, efficient, with high level attention to detail
• Ability to work to deadlines
• Team player
• Analytical
• Integrity and resilience

To be considered for this role, please apply with an up to date CV immediately.

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