Finance Assistant

Part time Finance Assistant 

Hours: 9am - 5.30pm (3 days a week) 

Epsom 

Full time Salary: 27k - 30k 

We are working with an IT recruitment consultancy who require an experienced candidate to join their small accounts team of 4 due to their workload increasing. This position reports directly into the Finance Director. 

Maintenance of cashbooks for 7 bank accounts, in sterling and euros:

1) Checking bank receipts, allocating client payments to the relevant invoices on the Sage 50 debtors ledger, normally on a daily basis

2) Posting all bank transactions to Sage 50

3) Reconcile accounts during month and at month end

4) Download statement for each account at month end and file on server.

Purchase Ledger – Overheads:

1) Coding and posting of all overhead invoices, ensuring that all costs/expenses are posted in the relevant month and chasing missing invoices if necessary

2) Scheduling invoices for payment and raising payment at appropriate time

3) Sending remittance advices once payment has been processed

4) Keeping regular check on cleanliness/integrity of purchase ledger

Staff/Directors’ Expenses:

1) Checking employees’ expenses and posting to Sage and delivering remittance advices

2) Checking Directors’ cash and credit card expenses and posting to Sage

3) Raising payments for expenses

Queries:

1) Dealing with supplier/candidate queries

2) Dealing with queries from Directors and requests for various analyses/reports

Audit Prep and Support

1) Preparation of reports and sample data for annual audit

2) Preparation of reports and sample data for quarterly audits by invoice discounting company (Leumi)

3) Answering queries relating to transactions processed

Requirements: 

•    Team player & happy to help out in other areas like covering for the senior accounts assistant when needed

•    Ability to work independently with minimal supervision 

•    Ability to liase with other departments - this position will liase with the sales team quite frequently

•    Can do attitude 

•    Experience using Sage 50 is ideal 

•    All rounded accounting experience 

Benefits: 

•    22 days annual leave, plus birthday off, plus bank holidays 

•    Enrolment pension scheme 

•    Health care 

•    Sociable team - team days out 

•    Team rewards - Spa days & nights away