Finance Assistant / Syston / up to £26,000 per annum

Macildowie are excited to be working with a brilliant and renowned business based in Syston looking to bolster their team with an enthusiastic and engaging Finance Assistant.

Key Responsibilities:

Payment processing:

• Preparation of accurate weekly/fortnightly/monthly payments
• Processing of expense claims, ensuring these have been appropriately authorised and are in line with company policies

Accounts Payable processing including;

• processing supplier invoices in the correct group company,
• ensuring accurate ledger coding,
• ensuring invoices are authorised & paid in accordance with group policies,
• Ensuring regular supplier statement reconciliations are performed and supplier queries are dealt with efficiently.

Sales invoice processing:

• Raising of accurate monthly invoicing to Local Authorities
• Correction of billing errors as advised
• Liaising with Local authorities to ensure that all necessary information is in place to ensure invoices will be paid in a timely manner (Purchase Orders, References etc)

Other associated finance responsibilities:

• Weekly and Monthly bank reconciliations
• Daily clearing of finance email inboxes
• Weekly / Monthly petty cash request processing

Experience and Abilities:

• The role requires previous experience of working within a finance team environment or similar role, along with experience of processing high volumes of purchase invoices. Experience of processing self-invoicing to suppliers, as well as bank or petty cash reconciliations would also be desirable.
• Individuals that will be considered for role must be organised and be able to communicate effectively, both internally & externally. You should be able to work as part of a team, whilst also using your initiative and raising any concerns or issues to the relevant person
• Experience with Sage 50 accounts would also be desirable as well as high competency with MS Excel.

Requirements:

• Must have experience with SAP or Sage accounting systems
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team
• Experience using Excel including V-Lookups

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