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.
