Finance Assistant - Maternity Cover

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Finance Assistant

9 - 12 Month FTC, Mat Cover

Wimbledon

£25,000 - £33,000 (pro rata) + benefits

Harnham is a global leading recruitment agency within its space, with 5 companies under its umbrella, the finance team is at the very heart of keeping things moving. We’re looking for a Finance Assistant to join us on a Maternity cover. This is a perfect opportunity for someone with a number of years of experience looking to take on additional finance responsibilities and get some valuable experience for your next step upwards.

THE ROLE

Sitting within a team of five based in the UK you will be part of a vibrant and busy team with responsibilities central to everything that we do as a business. As a sales company, understanding cash flow, tight credit control, and up-to-date ledgers are key to the C-suite, which this role will have some face time into.

Focusing on our permanent sales and covering our global businesses, you can expect to have the following as your key responsibilities:

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Cash flow reporting – Updating cash flow report with actuals and forecasting cash flow to year end
• Reporting on the company cash balances to Senior Management and monitoring bank balances
• Balance sheet reconciliations for debtors, creditors, bank, credit cards
• Accrued and deferred revenue management – ensuring revenue is recognised correctly on a monthly basis
• Credit control – Monitoring the accounts receivable balances and following up on outstanding debt
• Purchase ledger - Manage all incoming invoices and ensure they have correct approval and coding, then inputting invoices into Quickbooks
• Sales ledger – Confirming employment start dates with clients; creating and processing client invoices
• Expenses management – Checking, processing and inputting into Quickbooks and setting up bank payments
• Credit card reconciliations – Matching invoices and receipts to credit card statements and confirming in Quickbooks
• Supporting the finance team with ad hoc duties as required

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

The successful candidate will likely have the following skills and experience:

• Previous work as a Finance Assistant or similar role
• Good knowledge of accounting and bookkeeping procedures
• Proven credit control experience is key
• Advanced MS Excel skills (creating spreadsheets and using financial functions)
• Familiarity with accounting software (e.g. QuickBooks)
• Organisational and time-management skills
• Attention to detail, with an ability to spot numerical errors
• Good written and verbal communication skills

REMOTE WORKING:

Please note that whilst you may find yourself majority office-based during the training period, you will then find yourself split between in the office and working at home in a 3:2 split.

Our office is currently open with reduced capacity. covid protocols in place and social distancing measures implemented to ensure safety.

HOW TO APPLY

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