Finance Assistant - ideal start to your finance career!

This is the perfect role for someone looking to start their career in Finance & Accounting. A welcoming and supportive team, with a track record for training, developing, and promoting internally.

Client Details

A highly prestigious organisation, based in attractive grounds in the Cobham area, with very easy access by car and free parking provided.

Note - due to the office location, applicants must be drivers.

Description

The Finance Assistant - ideal start to your finance career! role involves;

• Administer Pay system; the creation of activation letters, dealing with queries and password resets and manage the communications for chasing of debt/low balances
• Produce monthly/weekly income reports
• Set up and train users within the Natwest One Card system, ensuring expenses are coded and authorised in accordance with the month end timetable
• Responsible for reconciling and chasing sundry debtors and sundry creditors
• Process staff expenses in accordance with expenses policy and HMRC guidelines including maintaining the mileage records producing the monthly journal
• Deal with colleagues and suppliers queries by phone, email or in person in a helpful, supportive and proactive manner
• Build strong relationships with other departments
• Make trips to the local bank branch for deposits/collections as required
• Provide support for the Banking Assistant and other areas of Finance including Fees
• Undertake ad hoc duties and reporting as required

Profile

The ideal candidate for the Finance Assistant - ideal start to your finance career! role will;

• have some previous office / basic finance experience
• be willing eager and willing to learn
• have a reasonable level of Excel experience
• have an interest in studying an AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians) qualification, although this is not essential.
• MUST live locally and be a driver

Job Offer

The Finance Assistant - ideal start to your finance career! offers a competitive salary of £18-20,000 (possibly up to £21,000 for the right candidate), plus excellent benefits including:

• 25 days holiday per annum
• Private Medical Insurance
• Medicash Scheme which covers part dental and opticians
• Pension scheme (matched contribution of up to 5% of basic salary)
• Employee Assistance Programme - A confidential helpline
• Life Assurance of £100,000
• Subsidised meals
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to sports centre
• Professional Development