Finance Assistant

Finance Assistant, Accounts Receivable focus, Milton Keynes, Hybrid Working, up to 27,500
Our client is seeking a Finance Assistant to join their busy accounts team at the Head Office. This role is due to internal promotion.

The purpose of your role as the Finance Assistant is to perform the day-to-day transaction processing primarily within the Accounts Receivable function and also supporting the Accounts Payable function.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure that all sales invoices are prepared to a high level of accuracy.
• Ensure that invoices are settled within agreed credit terms.
• Review bank postings and clear all items relating to Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable, such as bank fees and general ledger payments.
• Process purchase invoices in a timely and accurate fashion.
• Make payments in accordance with company policy.
• Raise urgent payment requests and any cheque payments on an ad-hoc basis.
• Liaise with staff and suppliers, ensuring any disputes to sales and purchase invoices are investigated.
• Reconcile supplier statements.
• Assist with nominal ledger accounts reconciliation on a monthly basis.
• Perform credit control processes as required to ensure that all invoices are paid within agreed credit terms.
• Process expenses and credit card transactions in line with company policy.
• Assist in the preparation of VAT reporting and reclaims.
• Ensure that the financial month-end and year-end are closed effectively and efficiently.
• Assist with monthly and year-end Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable reporting including preparation of information required for the monthly management accounts and the year-end audit.
• Other ad hoc duties to be agreed with the Finance Manager/Finance Controller.

Experience Required:

• Experienced in Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable duties.
• Multi-currency business experience.
• Excellent comprehension of VAT including international VAT.
• Good basic understanding of Excel and Word.
• Strong communication skills.
• Able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Self-motivated with good problem-solving skills.
• Able to work to tight deadlines.