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Financial Assistant

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Description

  • Sales ledger: invoicing, including obtaining purchase order numbers and resolving any queries
  • Credit Control
  • Coding and processing Purchase Ledger Invoices
  • Processing weekly expenses
  • Processing payments for suppliers and expenses
  • Daily bank reconciliations
  • P&L Month end Reports
  • Adhoc reports to support the business
  • Undertake other tasks as required by the company

Responsibilities

  • Experience in working within a small accounts team
  • AAT qualified or equivalent
  • Experience in using all the Microsoft packages
  • Knowledge of Xero (although not essential)
  • Knowledge of UK, EEC and non EEC VAT rules
  • Past experience of dealing with credit control
  • Self starter and efficient time manager
  • An excellent attention to detail is essential
  • An excellent telephone manner and able to talk to clients and suppliers and resolve issues quickly
  • Comfortable attending online Teams/ Zoom calls (as majority of the company are remote this is the main mode of communication)
  • Able to prioritise own workload and use your own initiative
  • There is a team of two in the office (with this role being one of them) so this will suit someone who likes a quiet office and is comfortable being alone in the office on occasions

Hard Skills

  • Microsoft Office
  • Multi-line phone proficiency
  • Customer relations
  • Billing, Invoicing, Collection
  • Account Reconciliation
  • Financial Reporting
  • Financial Modeling
  • General ledger
  • Expense reports
  • Financial projections

Soft Skills

  • Problem-solver
  • Team player
  • Time management
  • Self-motivated
  • Attention to detail