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Finance Assistant

Randstad Perm Professionals
Posted 5 hours ago, valid for 2 days
Location

Port Talbot, West Glamorgan SA13 2NR, Wales

Salary

£20,000 - £24,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

Retirement Plan
Life Insurance

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  • The company is seeking a Finance Assistant with experience in financial tasks and a commitment to working in-office five days a week.
  • The role involves daily bank reconciliations, managing cash receipts, and overseeing invoices and expense claims, among other responsibilities.
  • Candidates should have a high level of IT literacy, preferably knowledge of Quickbooks and Sage, along with excellent accounting and numerical skills.
  • The position offers a salary of £25,000 and requires a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience.
  • Employees will enjoy benefits such as 25 days of holiday, a pension scheme, life insurance after two years, and additional internal perks.

Are you looking for a career in an innovative, people focused company?

Do you have experience as a Finance Assistant?

Can you commit to working office based 5 days a week?

Then please read on:

Working 08:00 - 16:45 Monday to Thursday with a 15:00 finish on a Friday and receiving:

  • 25 days holiday + the public holidays (8)
  • Pension scheme
  • Life insurance (after 2 years)
  • Long service awards
  • and many more bespoke internal benefits .....

You will be reporting directly to the Financial Controller and:

  • Perform daily bank reconciliations investigating and resolving any discrepancies
  • Post cash receipts
  • Managing prepayments, accruals, petty cash and credit cards whilst preparing monthly journals
  • Managing invoice generation and processing,
  • Responsible for the fixed asset database for the group,
  • Monitoring & processing expense claims in line with company policy,
  • Recconciling balance sheet accounts monthly and resolve discrepancies promptly,
  • Preparing intercompany reconciliations,
  • Preparing monthly accounts for foreign subsidiaries and reporting on a timely basis,
  • Covering credit controllers role during periods of absence,
  • Liaise with external auditors and tax advisers as required,
  • Support the Financial Controller with various finance related tasks,
  • Work with project teams to ensure that spend is managed and reported appropriately,
  • Foster a culture of ongoing process improvement.

You will need:

  • High level of IT literacy
  • Essential knowledge of Quickbooks & Sage. Preferable knowledge of Syteline but not essential
  • Excellent accounting knowledge
  • Confidence in working with high volume of data
  • Experience of working with various currencies
  • Ability to prioritise, multi task and cope with interruptions whilst maintaining a high level of accuracy
  • Ability to use own initiative and high level of organisational skills
  • An eye for detail and a logical approach to problem solving
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Excellent numerical skills
  • Team player

Randstad Business Support acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Business Support is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.

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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.