Finance Assistant

Salary: £28,000 – 33,000 per annum + study support

Highly commercially focused, independent business based near Angmering is seeking an ambitious, hands-on Finance Assistant to join their thriving company. Several impressive years of growth mean this individual will be joining at a very exciting time and will quickly become an integral part of their finance team.

This is an excellent opportunity for a committed finance professional who’s looking to quickly develop and progress their accounting skills in a modern, fast-paced environment. You will be rewarded for your hard work and dedication and can study towards accounting qualifications with full support from your manager. This role has excellent exposure and a clear progression path to Management Accountant.

This individual will report directly into a Finance Director as part of a 2-person finance team. They will be responsible for:

• Review and issue of sales invoices to customers daily.
• Preparation of consolidated invoices on key accounts where required.
• Reconciling receipts from customers and paying in cheques.
• Taking card payments from customers and making the necessary entries in the accounting records along with issue of refunds.
• Review of aged debtor reports and chasing overdue debts.
• Monthly issue of customer statements and bi-weekly issue of reminders.
• Dealing with ad-hoc customer and supplier requests.
• Regular reconciliation of the company’s bank accounts.
• Collating and posting purchase invoices, to include due date review, ensuring we are always within terms.
• Settling foreign invoices through a currency exchange, including the use of forward contracts.
• Preparation and upload of BACs runs (mid & end of month) for approval.
• Running of various reports for detailed analysis as and when required.
• Maintenance of monthly forex rates within the accounting records.
• Preparation of quarterly VAT Returns for review and then filing thereof.
• Liaising with French VAT specialists regarding monthly VAT returns on EU exports.
• Maintaining a fixed asset register and posting the related journals, including depreciation, additions, disposals, etc.
• Standard month-end and year-end procedures, to include the posting of various journals (goods in transit, stock, prepayments, accruals, wages, etc.) and reconciliation of balance sheet accounts.
• Preparation of year-end working papers for statutory accounts preparation by the accountants.
• Any other finance-related tasks that arise in the normal course of business.

The ideal candidate will be:

• Actively studying AAT or similar qualification, or with a keen desire to commence their studies.
• Well organized and have a keen eye for detail.
• Highly motivated and diligent.
• Have existing accounts experience.
• Comfortable using Microsoft Excel and accounting packages.
• Able to prioritize and use initiative.
• Have excellent numerical accuracy.
• Excellent written and communication skills.

Please apply via the website or contact Georgina at Harvey John for more information.