ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT / FINANCE ASSISTANT
SEVENOAKS (HYBRID AFTER PROBATION)
£33,000 to £35,000 + BONUS + BENEFITS
THE OPPORTUNITY:
We’re partnering with a well-established and growing international business that is looking to recruit an experienced Accounts Assistant / Finance Assistant to join their established finance team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with solid accounts experience who is looking for a role with greater responsibility and ownership. This is not an entry-level position, so the successful candidate will already have strong hands-on experience with cashbook management, bank reconciliations and general finance processes. Initially working from the Sevenoaks office during the training and onboarding period, the position will move to a hybrid working arrangement once fully settled into the role.
THE ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT / FINANCE ASSISTANT ROLE:
- Reporting into the finance team, taking responsibility for the day-to-day management of the cashbook
- Completing daily bank and financial reconciliations, ensuring transactions are accurately recorded and balanced
- Investigating discrepancies and unidentified transactions, taking ownership through to resolution
- Processing supplier and overhead invoices and ensuring payments are made accurately and on time
- Monitoring incoming payments and supporting the reconciliation of sales and commission income
- Assisting with month-end processes and preparing information for monthly management reporting
- Maintaining accurate financial records and ensuring transactions are correctly allocated within the system
- Responding to finance queries from colleagues across the business
- Working with high volumes of financial transactions and ensuring accuracy is maintained at all times
- Supporting the wider Accounts team with ad hoc finance duties and ensuring the smooth running of the department
THE PERSON:
- Current experience within an Accounts Assistant, Finance Assistant, Accounts Administrator, Assistant Accountant or similar role
- Strong hands-on experience with cashbook management and bank reconciliations is essential
- Confident investigating reconciliation differences and resolving discrepancies independently
- Experience processing supplier invoices, payments and general transactional finance activities
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, with experience using spreadsheets for reconciliations and financial data
- Experience working within a high-volume or multi-currency environment would be advantageous, but is not essential
- Excellent attention to detail with the ability to maintain a high level of accuracy when working to deadlines
- Strong communication skills with the confidence to liaise with colleagues across the business
- Able to manage priorities, work independently and take ownership of key finance processes
- A proactive and adaptable individual who enjoys working as part of a busy finance team
We are an equal opportunities employer and we never charge candidates a fee for our services.
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