Finance Assistant - Sleaford/Hybrid - £25k-£29k

Benjamin Edwards are recruiting exclusively for a Finance Assistant for an award-winning organisation in Sleaford. The Finance Assistant will report to the Head of Finance. You will have responsibility for ensuring timely and accurate completion of banking/finance activities. There is the option to work from home one day a week.

The role of the Finance Assistant

• Carry out daily bank reconciliations for multiple sites
• Preparation of accurate short-term cashflow forecasts weekly
• Ensure debtors reconcile, and customer accounts are allocated correctly
• Generate payment runs for approval of Head of Finance when required
• Gatekeeper in ensuring there are no direct postings to the nominal, as all transactions should be supported with an invoice (unless agreed with Head of Finance)
• Assist in audit responses in relation to queries for areas of responsibility
• Process development and improvement projects impacting treasury activities
• Support payroll activities
• Support purchase ledger with posting, ordering and inbox management if required
• Assisting with day-to-day financial operations, including accounts payable/receivable
• Providing administrative support to the finance team
• Other duties and ad hoc reporting/analysis tasks as required

The ideal candidate for the role of Finance Assistant

• Minimum 1 year experience
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft packages, including Excel
• Experience of Xero desirable
• Team player with a can-do attitude