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Finance Assistant
Salary: £27,800 per annum
Location: Poole, Dorset
Hours: Monday - Thursday 8.30am - 5.00pm, Friday 8.30am - 4.00pm
Contract: Full Time, Permanent
Our client pioneers inventive products crafted for enduring quality. Join their dynamic finance team and play a key role in supporting various financial functions. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to a growing business and develop your finance career.
Main Responsibilities:
- Manage Marketplace and Website accounts receivable: post cash, allocate payments, process deductions, issue credits, and investigate aged transactions.
- Perform daily, weekly, and monthly reconciliations of customer marketplace portals and website transactions with the company ledger.
- Handle large national accounts receivable: post cash, allocate remittances, request payments, provide invoices, request debit notes, process deductions, verify returns against credits, and investigate aged transactions.
- Manage cashbook responsibilities: post cash and perform bank reconciliations.
- Provide support to other Group finance functions, including accounts receivable and payable, as needed.
- Handle incoming calls.
- Assist with month-end and year-end close processes.
- Perform other ad-hoc duties as required.
Skills/Experience Required:
- GCSEs (A-C or equivalent) in English and Mathematics are essential.
- Proven experience in a finance office environment.
- Excellent data entry skills.
- Experience with accounting systems, preferably Business Central.
- Strong working knowledge of databases and Microsoft Office Suite.
- Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
- A flexible and proactive team player.
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
- A self-starter with a positive, can-do attitude and approachable manner.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to take initiative.
- Customer-focused approach.
In return for your hard work and commitment, our client offers great benefits, including:
- Great team culture, within a supportive, stable and progressive business.
- Competitive holiday allowance.
- Pension scheme.
- Free parking.
- External benefits and reward scheme.
- Generous staff discount.
