Finance Assistant

Finance Assistant Hours: 20 hours per week Office: Hybrid arrangement following successful completion of probation Reporting to: Finance Director Salary: £30,000 to 35,000 (FTE equivalent) based on experience The Opportunity to join and grown your career with a globally scaling group, focussed on specialist recruitment services in the UK and US. The successful candidate will support the accounts function and wider group with a broad set of responsibilities. Finance is viewed as a partner to the business and its operations, not just a score keeper. Key Responsibilities * Responsible for transactional processing and reporting across the US and UK, Cash, AP and AR ledgers. * Raising sales invoices with careful attention to value drivers and VAT/sales tax. * Credit control organisation and management. * Administering client trading agreements and database of headline commercial terms. * Review, challenge and processing of supplier invoices and maintaining accounts payable. * Weekly bank/cash reconciliations. * Support management and statutory accounts completion processes, as well as tax advisor liaison. Key Requirements * Proven experience in bookkeeping and accounts payable and receivable in a SME environment. * Must be a proficient user of Xero accounting software. * Good organisational skills with the ability to work independently and prioritise workloads effectively. * Enjoys building relationships and has effective and professional communication skills to collaborate with all internal and external stakeholders. * Strong attention to detail and numerical accuracy. * A good understanding of the working of financial statements. * Comfortable to work in a changing and enhancing environment and able to make process and control improvement suggestions. Background * At least 5 years finance assistant / junior experience * At least 2 years hands on Xero experience * Able to attend our London Bridge office at least once a week following probation period (full-time office attendance will be mandatory during probation). Nice to Haves * Part or fully qualified accountancy qualification. * Experience gained in a multi-currency operating environment. * Previous role in a recruitment / professional services business. If the role sounds like a good fit and you’d like to find out more, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today and let’s have a chat about the opportunity