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Finance Assistant

Accountancy Action
Posted 9 hours ago, valid for 23 days
Location

Hatfield, Hertfordshire AL96DD, England

Salary

£22,000 - £26,400 per annum

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Contract type

Part Time

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Sonic Summary

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  • The Finance Assistant position is a temporary role based in Hatfield with a salary range of £28,000 to £32,000.
  • Candidates should have experience in purchase ledger management, including posting invoices and supplier reconciliations.
  • Key responsibilities include managing bank payments, petty cash, and ensuring accurate VAT coding on invoices.
  • The role also involves assisting with month-end processes and year-end audit preparation, including producing balance sheet reconciliations.
  • A strong attention to detail and the ability to resolve supplier queries are essential for this position.

Job Title: Finance Assistant (temporary)

Location: Hatfield

Salary: £28,000 - £32,000

Purchase Ledger

  • Registering/Posting of purchase invoices
  • Periodical review of invoices awaiting authorisation
  • Setting up and verifying new suppliers and maintaining existing account details
  • Ensuring high level of accuracy of input and coding
  • Supplier statement reconciliation
  • Monthly BACS Payment Runs
  • Reconciliation between Aged Creditors and Purchase Ledger Control
  • Being a first point of contact in resolving supplier queries
  • Ensuring invoices are posted with the correct VAT rate

Bank/Petty Cash

  • Posting of bank payments
  • Control of petty cash
  • Control of foreign currency
  • Control of credit cards ensuring all receipts are provided by the card holders
  • Charging of expenditure

Month End

  • Producing accurate and timely balance sheet reconciliations including bank accounts
  • Reconciliation of Charity Fundraising nominal account
  • Preparing and posting prepayments and other journal
  • Assisting with VAT return
  • Identifying expenditure for capitalisation

Year end audit and accounts preparation.

  • Assist in the year end preparation of accounts by preparing schedules for prepayments, accruals and fixed asset additions with backup where required
  • Providing auditors with any information that may be required to satisfy audit requirements

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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.