Finance Assistant

Role: Finance Assistant

Sector: Creative Events Studio

Reporting To: Head of Finance

Permanent: Full-time - Hybrid

Location: Shoreditch

Salary: £30,000 - £32,000 DoE

Reference: VisionFR 3112

VisionFR is helping to recruit for an exciting role as a Finance Assistant in a rapidly growing creative events studio international clients in music and fashion.

Finance Assistant Responsibilities Include:

• First point of contact for basic finance queries, owning and overseeing our accounts inbox
• Assist with customer and supplier queries such as copy invoices, payment due dates and any statements
• Process supplier and freelancer invoices - review invoices for accuracy and VAT, check for a valid PO on Procim
• Spot unusual or inconsistent charges or invoices and raise these for review with the HoF
• Prep draft weekly payment files to stay on time with payments to suppliers
• Manage company credit cards/expense claims on a day to day basis checking spend and chasing for missing receipts
• Record and reconcile bank and credit card transactions
• Marking off customer invoices as paid and support in chasing late payments
• Assist with the month end accounting, including prepayments, fixed assets, bank reconciliations and other month end tasks
• Support HoF on ad hoc finance projects as requested

Finance Assistant Key Attributes Required:

• Previous experience in a similar role and environment
• Adaptable - able to work in a changing fast paced environment.
• Financial - you have a head for numbers and you know your way around an invoice and basic accounting entries
• Good attention to detail and accurate - spot errors and mistakes
• People Person - you enjoy interacting with all types, confidently emailing, calling and messaging members of the team as well as communicating with suppliers
• Responsible - company can delegate tasks to you with the confidence that you’ll get stuff done
• Excel- you’re confident manipulating data and using basic excel formulae
• Honest and reliable - you understand how to work with sensitive information and can be trusted to get your tasks completed without constant oversight
• Excellent organisational skills help you to juggle tasks and assess priorities
• Intelligent - quick to understand, quick to process and not afraid to ask when you don’t know
• Friendly and approachable - missed when you’re not around

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Private medical insurance
• Sick pay
• Work from home

VisionFR is committed to encouraging equality, diversity, inclusion and eliminating unlawful discrimination within our workforce and whilst fulfilling our Client recruitment needs.

Due to the high level of applications being received if you do not hear from us within 5 working days, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion, usually due to other candidates having more relevant sector exposure, qualifications or required skills. We thank you for your interest