TL;DR – Financial Assistant job vacancy in Brackley.

• Hands-on accountancy support position.
• Small team and friendly environment.
• Salary up to c. £28,000 per annum.
• Initially office-based but a hybrid of working from home.
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Fantastic range of benefits offered.
• Brackley based location.

More about the Financial Assistant job vacancy…

Our client, an established, successful and award-winning specialist business who have a niche range of products and services within Life & Protection, Speciality & Sport & Leisure divisions, is seeking a *** Financial Assistant *** to join their finance function located in their Brackley office.

Our client is a small business with around 26 staff across the three UK sites with a very “family” feel. The business is owned by the Directors and a small number of external shareholders. They have grown quite quickly over the past few years and are now looking to improve our systems and controls so that there is clearer oversight and goal setting for all of the staff.

The finance team is made up of a Financial Controller, a part time Assistant Financial Controller and a part time Accounts assistant. They work closely with the Operations Director and with all the various business teams.

Key responsibilities for the Financial Assistant job role include:-

• Cash Allocation and posting on RiskPro (training will be given)
• Sales ledger and credit control
• Generating payments and authorising bank payments/transfers
• Downloading bank statements
• Bank Reconciliations in multiple currencies
• Support month end processing and reporting
• Support with producing ½ year and year end accounts
• Support Financial Controller with investigating queries
• Support Financial Controller with audit preparation

Key requirements for the Financial Assistant job role include:-

• Experience in using QuickBooks (preferable).
• Experienced in using Excel – including VLOOKUPs and Pivot Tables.
• Proven track record within accounts payable/receivable/accounts environment.
• Experience in bank reconciliations, credit control and general accounting transactions.
• Experience with using Outlook.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy when entering data.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work in a team and independently.

Experience of QuickBooks would be preferable and previous experience working in an accounts payable/receivable/bookkeeping role is essential. The ideal candidate will need to be experienced and competent in using Excel to analyse and reconcile data, using a range of formulae and functions.

Salary is up to £28,000 per annum on a full-time basis (DOE). To start, the work will be predominantly office-based but a hybrid of working from home and office working is expected once the initial training is complete.

Our client is a regulated business and staff are generally expected to complete 15 hours CPD per year.

Our client’s core hours 9-5.30 Monday to Friday. They provide 25 days holiday plus bank holidays per year, together with a range of benefits including pension plan, personal accident and travel insurance, death in service cover and support for professional training.

This is a great opportunity to join a local business in a hands-on and varied accounts support role.  So, if you’re keen to learn more about this Financial Assistant job opportunity, get in touch!

QUESTIONS:

• Do you have experience of working within an accounts payable / receivable / accounts environment?
• Do you have experience of using Excel – including VLOOKUPs and Pivot Tables?
• Have you used QuickBooks?
• Do you live a commutable distance (c. 30 mins) from Brackley and have your own transport?
• Are you looking for a permanent full time job offering hybrid working?

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