Job Description

Our client, an established financial services organisation with a strong community focus, is currently seeking a Finance Assistant to join their team on a 6-month contract. This opportunity offers the chance to work in a collaborative and friendly finance department, based in newly built, purpose-designed offices in Market Harborough.
Whilst the role is initially offered on a fixed-term basis, there is potential for it to become permanent depending on business needs and performance.

• Up to 26,000 dependent on experience
• Hybrid working
• 27 days annual holiday plus 8 bank holidays and birthday off
• Pension up to 5% employee / 10% employer
• Private health care
• Medical cash plan
• Holiday buy and sell scheme
• Working hours Monday to Friday 9am-5pm (35 hour working week)

Duties and responsibilities:

• Maintain and reconcile fixed asset register
• Record acquisitions/disposals accurately
• Prepare and process BACS payment runs
• Update and post prepayments and accruals
• Distribute and resolve queries on expense reports
• Ensure Direct Debit invoices are received and recorded
• Produce monthly Recoveries report
• Perform daily and monthly bank reconciliations
• Resolve issues with out-of-date cheques
• Process and post employee expenses and manual cheques
• Input transactions into HSBC.Net and Barclays.Net
• Assist with internal and statutory financial reporting
• Provide general administrative support to the Finance team
• Perform other duties as required

Skills and experience required:

• Studying towards AAT qualification
• Previous experience of working within an accounting / finance environment (1 year)
• Strong Excel skills
• Problem solver, analytical and team player

Skills Required