Finance Assistant

On behalf of our client, we are seeking to recruit a Finance Assistant on an initial 8 -month contract. The Finance Assistant you will support the Financial controller in transacting, understanding and analysing operational cost, along with completing support tasks for the subsidiary; including support to payroll accounting, billing processes, treasury processes, accruals and allocation of costs.

Role: Finance Assistant

Pay: £32 per hour Via Umbrella

Location: Brize Norton

Contract: Monday – Friday 35 hours per week, 8 months

IR35 Status: Inside

Security Clearance: BPSS

Responsibilities

• Maintain cost, revenue and cash forecast for the entire business entity/business function
• Work with operational teams to forecast resource plans and cost impact
• Help record and evaluate risks or opportunities
• Assist in regular OP and FC process
• Act as a liaison for managers in understanding and controlling operational costs
• Input and advise on external costs and internal resources
• Liaison with procurement team to ensure correct evaluation of open commitment and timely recognition of cost
• Provide analysis and support to financial performance reporting
• Track actual costs and revenue allocation – understand, review and be able to instruct journals and posting to the back office team to ensure accurate booking of cost, allocations and revenues. Be able to explain variances.
• Produce meaningful analytics to support local operational management
• Present to local management and Military Services programme customers independently
• Assist with single resource reporting requirements
• Ensure operational spend is in line with contractual and single sourcing roles
• Ad-hoc reporting for MOD and other UK Government agencies
• Work closely with TFEU teams to coordinate end of month closing activities such as periodic postings, accruals, sales reserves
• To provide support the invoicing process to internal and external customers

Essential Skills:

• Level 3 qualification in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• AAT Level 3 or equivalent accounting qualification is desirable.
• GCSE Maths and English at Grade C/4 or above, or equivalent.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills with the ability to analyse and manipulate financial data.
• Sound understanding of fundamental accounting principles, including accruals, journals, cost allocation, revenue, reconciliations and variance analysis.
• Previous experience within a finance, accounting, cost control or financial analysis environment.

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