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Finance Assistant / Syston / up to £26,000 per annum
Macildowie are excited to be working with a brilliant and renowned business based in Syston looking to bolster their team with an enthusiastic and engaging Finance Assistant.
Key Responsibilities:
Payment processing:
- Preparation of accurate weekly/fortnightly/monthly payments
- Processing of expense claims, ensuring these have been appropriately authorised and are in line with company policies
Accounts Payable processing including;
- processing supplier invoices in the correct group company,
- ensuring accurate ledger coding,
- ensuring invoices are authorised & paid in accordance with group policies,
- Ensuring regular supplier statement reconciliations are performed and supplier queries are dealt with efficiently.
Sales invoice processing:
- Raising of accurate monthly invoicing to Local Authorities
- Correction of billing errors as advised
- Liaising with Local authorities to ensure that all necessary information is in place to ensure invoices will be paid in a timely manner (Purchase Orders, References etc)
Other associated finance responsibilities:
- Weekly and Monthly bank reconciliations
- Daily clearing of finance email inboxes
- Weekly / Monthly petty cash request processing
Experience and Abilities:
- The role requires previous experience of working within a finance team environment or similar role, along with experience of processing high volumes of purchase invoices. Experience of processing self-invoicing to suppliers, as well as bank or petty cash reconciliations would also be desirable.
- Individuals that will be considered for role must be organised and be able to communicate effectively, both internally & externally. You should be able to work as part of a team, whilst also using your initiative and raising any concerns or issues to the relevant person
- Experience with Sage 50 accounts would also be desirable as well as high competency with MS Excel.
Requirements:
- Must have experience with SAP or Sage accounting systems
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team
- Experience using Excel including V-Lookups
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