Job Description

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Robert Half are pleased to be partnering with an SME based in Banbury to recruit a Finance Assistant. The Finance Assistant will receive a salary of up to 35,000 (potentially negotiable) along with other attractive benefits including 1 day per week working from home and early finish on Fridays!
Primary responsibilities;

• Reconcile multi-currency bank accounts (GBP, USD, EUR, CAD) in Sage 50
• Process supplier invoices, credit card payments, and remittance advices
• Download & reconcile online sales reports (e.g., PayPal, Stripe, Klarna)
• Manage factory invoices; ensure alignment with purchase orders
• Manage purchase ledger; tax invoices, credit cards, expenses
• Handle sales ledger; invoicing, customer allocations, credit limit reviews
• Monitor and respond to the accounts email inbox, take calls for the finance team
• Perform credit control and follow up on outstanding balances
• Process returns and remittance advice from key retail accounts
• Prepare unreconciled reports and upload supporting documents
• Run agent commission reports and track payments
• Submit stock valuation and movement data to accountants
• Post prepayments, accruals, and overheads
• Complete FX and bank revaluations
• Save and maintain P&L and balance sheet reports into shared folders

Key experience and attributes;

• High attention to detail and financial accuracy
• Proficient in financial systems (Ideally Sage 50)
• Strong Excel skills (VLOOKUPs, PivotTables, basic formulas)
• Organised, deadline-driven, and methodical
• Able to manage recurring and ad hoc workloads independently
• Experience with multi-currency transactions and stock movement accounting
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• 2-5 years in a finance/accounts role
• AAT qualified or working towards (preferred)
• Knowledge of VAT returns and core accounting principles

Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: roberthalf.com/gb/en/privacy-notice.
Requirements:
finance assistant accounts assistant accountant purchase ledger accounts payable accounting accountancy AAT ACCA CIMA

Skills Required