Financial Assistant

Halliday Marx have partnered exclusively with a central London based publishing firm looking to hire a Part-Time Accounts Assistant for 3 to 4 days per week on a 6-month contract. The role may turn permanent afterwards.

The role is hybrid and pays £30,000 to £35,000 (DOE) pro rata.

To be clear: 4 days a week pays £24,000-28,000 and 3 days a week pays £18,000-21,000.

The role:

1. Downloading bank statements
2. Uploading to Xero and then reconciling
3. Allocating payments on the unpaid sheet along with adding recent remittances
4. Raising weekly advertisement invoices
5. Compiling supplier payments BACS runs
6. Uploading to the bank
7. Monthly recharge invoices
8. Bank accounts fully reconciled
9. Credit card reconciliations
10. Purchase ledger: Invoice approvals by each department, coding to the correct nominal code, uploading of invoices, statement reconciliations, maintaining supplier information
11. Sales ledger: Raising invoices, submitting to relevant portals for payments, sending out statements, chasing outstanding invoices

You will have:

1. Experience as a Finance Administrator, Finance Assistant, or similar role
2. Experience in a small/medium organization
3. A solid understanding of bookkeeping principles
4. Confidence in working in a team environment and self-motivation to work independently
5. Xero accounting software experience is an advantage