Finance Assistant

Full Job Description

Finance Assistant

12 month FTC

24,500 per annum

Jackson Hogg are delighted to be supporting a client based in Newton Aycliffe on the appointment of a Finance Assistant for a 12 month fixed term contract.

You will be responsible for supporting day to day transactions and providing financial admin support.

The main responsibilities of the role include:

• Support the management of the finance mailboxes, ensuring that e-mails are responded to, and queries are dealt with in a timely manner.
• Process purchase orders and supplier invoices via the purchase to pay (P2P) system, including the review and monitoring of any discrepancies or queries.
• Ensure all invoices and expenses are coded correctly and authorised in line with company policies and procedures.
• Ensure all expenses payments are processed in a timely manner and recorded accurately. This includes petty cash, credit card requests, travel requests as well as general expenses.
• Manage supplier queries, ensuring queries are resolved and responded to effectively, or escalating to line manager where required to enable a timely response.
• Maintain and create supplier management records accurately and in line with policies and procedures.
• Perform supplier statement reconciliations, ensuring that any discrepancies are rectified or escalated to line manager.
• Support with the preparation of supplier payments in line with payment policies and procedures.
• Support daily bank account reconciliations and ensure that all reconciling items are cleared and reflected in the general ledger accurately and on a timely basis.
• Produce daily cash flow management information.
• Prepare and process month end accruals and prepayments as required.
• Prepare and process allocated premises re-allocations, reviewing accruals and prepayments in line with month end deadlines.
• Perform other allocated balance sheet reconciliations in line with month end and year end deadlines.
• Production of monthly accounts payable report, including detail of findings to be discussed with Senior Finance Assistant.
• Run and analyse the accounts receivable report and ensure all income is allocated correctly.