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KennedyPearce are partnering with a prestigious education and events company based in London. We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Finance Assistant to join the London team on a full-time basis, up to 3 days in the office. The ideal candidate will support the finance department with day-to-day tasks, ensuring smooth financial operations. The nature of the work dictates that there will be extremely busy periods (particularly May-August) and with it comes a positive team spirit with everyone working together towards a common goal.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
Reporting to the Finance Manager, your duties will include but are not limited to:
- Processing the weekly BACS payment run
- Processing the weekly international payments
- Daily bank reconciliation
- Recording incoming payments
- Processing invoices, expense claim forms and other payment requests
- Processing invoice and credit card payments to Xero
- Processing refunds
- Creating and editing invoices as required
- Reconciling Petty Cash
- Various finance team projects
- Supporting the business with ad-hoc requests over the busy season.
- Ensure compliance with company policies and financial regulations
Person Specification
Skills and Experience Required
- Minimum four years experience within a similar role.
- Ability to self-motivate and work independently.
- High attention to detail with excellent data input accuracy.
- Good communication and IT skills are essential.
- Experience with Xero would be beneficial
- Well organised with ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines.
- Understanding of project codes/cost-centres for expense coding.
- Applicants are required to hold the relevant visas/work permits.
