Finance Assistant

About This Role

This Finance Assistant role offers an exciting opportunity to join a well-established charitable foundation, focusing on managing the Accounts Payable function accurately and efficiently. The role suits a proactive individual with a genuine desire to learn and develop finance skills, offering exposure to wider finance responsibilities like reconciliations, journals, and month-end processes.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the day-to-day Accounts Payable function, ensuring supplier invoices are processed accurately and on time
• Maintain supplier accounts, responding to queries and ensuring records are accurate and up to date
• Assist with the preparation of weekly and ad-hoc payment runs
• Process staff expenses, credit card transactions and other financial transactions
• Complete bank and supplier account reconciliations, investigating and resolving discrepancies
• Assist with month-end processes including journals, accruals and prepayments
• Support the wider finance team with reporting, audit requirements and improving existing processes

Requirements

• A good understanding of basic accounting principles, particularly debits and credits
• Some experience working in a transactional finance role, ideally with exposure to Accounts Payable
• Strong Excel skills and good attention to detail
• A proactive and enthusiastic individual with a genuine desire to learn and develop their accounting knowledge
• A self-starter who is comfortable taking ownership of responsibilities and working independently
• Strong communication skills with the ability to build relationships across the organisation
• Experience within the charity sector or using accounting systems would be advantageous but isn't essential

Benefits

• Collaborative working environment
• Flexible working arrangements
• 27 days' annual leave plus bank holidays

Important Details

• Work format: London or hybrid

About the Company

This role is with a well-established charitable foundation.