Finance Assistant

Sewell Wallis are currently working with a multi-national business who are recruiting a Finance Assistant to support their finance function on a temp to perm basis. This is a great opportunity within a unique business to assist with a variety of duties at a transactional level.

The key responsibilities of this position relate to Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable, as well as Payroll, so experience across these areas is highly desirable. The ideal candidate will have experience as a Finance Assistant or within a similar role and be available for an initially temporary position.

What will you be doing?

• Authorising invoices on SAGE software and answering relevant queries.
• Collating expense reports and checking receipts.
• Entering invoices for both US and UK entities as required.
• Assisting with weekly payment runs in various currencies.
• Assisting with the monthly and bi-weekly payroll, including ensuring all payroll month end reports are produced and reconciled as per the month end timetable.
• Overseeing monthly reconciliations of key control accounts including all bank reconciliations.
• Regularly reviewing Aged Creditors and ensure missing invoices are chased, statements are reconciled, and payments allocated correctly.
• To support the Group FC with the annual budget setting process.
• Quarterly VAT returns
• Assist with annual audit processes.
• Raising sales invoices throughout the month and ensuring the correct reports/information are sent to each customer.
• Ongoing Credit Control across multiple ledgers and producing weekly reports.
• Any additional ad hoc duties to support the wider finance function.

What skills are we looking for?

• Experience in a Finance Assistant role or similar.
• Relevant qualifications (ideally AAT) are highly desirable.
• Ability to organise workload and prioritise to maximum effect.
• Flexible approach in a fast-paced business which is constantly changing.
• Excellent attention to detail with an ability to recognize and question anomalies
• Keen problem solver who can focus on appropriate detail when solving problems and propose effective solutions
• Willingness to take on a variety of duties as required
• Experience of managing payment runs across multiple entities, countries and currencies is advantageous
• Strong communicator with good interpersonal skills
• Excellent Excel and reporting skills are desirable

What's on offer?

• Strong possibility of a permanent role
• Hybrid working (following probation)

Apply below to avoid missing out!

Or for more information please contact Eleanor Kirk.

To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.