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Finance Assistant - 9 months fixed term

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Posted 16 days ago, valid for 10 days
Location

Chorley, Lancashire PR7, England

Salary

£20,000 - £25,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • The job is for a Finance Assistant on a 9-month fixed-term contract with one of the UK's largest Pharmacy Software developers.
  • Candidates should have 1-2 years of general administration or finance experience and will assist with various financial tasks such as purchase orders, billing, and bank reconciliations.
  • The role is hybrid, requiring 2 days in the Chorley office and 3 days working from home, with full training provided.
  • The ideal candidate will possess excellent attention to detail, strong communication skills, and the ability to work under tight deadlines.
  • Salary details are not provided in the job description.

We’re working with one of the UK’s largest developers of Pharmacy Software, their solutions used by many of the UK’s leading high street dispensing pharmacies.

We’re currently looking to recruit a Finance Assistant on a 9 month fixed term contract with 1-2 years general administration/finance experience to assist with purchase orders, low level billing, banking reconciliations, expense processing, supplier payments and other associated transactions. Full training will be provided.

Hybrid role, 2 days Chorley office, 3 days home

What’s involved?

Finance

  • Generate Purchase Orders upon request as cover and first 3 days on month end.

  • Raise adhoc invoices as and when required.

  • Raise revenue invoices circa 20 invoices per month for sister company.

  • Create new Direct Debits in Bacsactive.

  • Create payruns to suppliers.

  • Bank reconciliations, multiple entities.

  • Spreadsheet Reconciliations.

  • Posting of Journals inc Fixed Assets and Depreciation.

  • Process colleague expenses in Concur.

  • Support in responses to Auditors.

  • Support in finance reporting to Internal teams.

Who we’re looking for….?

An enthusiastic individual who has the ability to grasp and learn new concepts quickly. A great communicator, with strong attention to detail and the ability to work to tight deadlines.

You don’t just accept the status quo but will always seek out opportunities to add value.

A good analytical mindset is key to success in the role, as the need to problem solve will occur on a daily basis. Most importantly, you are a great team player and a nice person to work with!

…..and your skills and experience?

  • Good all-round experience in administration with some general finance exposure
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Ability to manage own workloads and meet deadlines
  • Superb communication skills
  • Team player but also able to work alone when needed
  • Ideally SAP experience and good Excel skills

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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.