Senior Finance Assistant

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Finance Assistant to join a fast paced internationally successful company based in Uxbridge who are enjoying rapid growth. You will provide financial and accounting assistance to the team during an 8 month contract. This is a hands on role and would suit someone who enjoys getting fully involved in a role and working as part of a busy team. This is a hybrid position.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Accounts Payable: Setup Vendors in SAP, match PO's with invoices and process invoices for payment. Advise Treasury in advance of any urgent payment requests. Liaise with Accounts Payable on all Payables issues - dealing with vendor enquiries incl. statement reconciliation.
• Accounts Receivable: Setup Customers, Raise Sales invoices per Sales agreements. Assist in reconciling accounts receivable debt recovery.
• Bank Reconciliation: Review monthly bank reconciliation files from Corp team and provide commentary / coding for respective General Ledgers, alongside chasing any missing Accounts Payable items which are yet to be processed.
• Month End Close preparation: Review General Ledger entries and arrange for Journals to rectify any entries. Assist in variance analysis commentary.
• Audit Reviews: Annual assistance to provide Payable and Receivable support in line with requests from auditing body.
• Dealing with any other ad hoc related finance matters as required e.g. ad-hoc journals, reports etc.

Skills Required:

• Proficient in Microsoft packages specifically Excel
• Possess strong numeracy skills
• Experience of working in a fast-paced environment and dealing with multiple tasks.
• Ability to analyse financial data and identify discrepancies or trends. Strong attention to detail and accuracy in data entry.

• You will be educated to A Level or equivalent
• Knowledge of the SAP accounting system would be advantageous
• Previous knowledge or experience in month end close procedures would also be advantageous.

Knowledge and Experience Required:

• Must be flexible and adaptable and prepared to work as part of a team

• Ability to organise and prioritise workload on a daily basis
• Must be able to work without close supervision and have the initiative to deal with problems as they arise or refer them to supervisors for further investigation.
• Possess strong verbal and written communications skills
• Must be able to work calmly under pressure and work as part of a team to achieve results
• Positive, professional and keen approach to work

• Excellent attention to detail

You will enjoy working in a friendly and supportive working environment in a fast paced culture.

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