Finance Assistant

Salary: £33,600 – £42,000 per year

As Finance Assistant you will be part of a small supportive team dealing with the accounts for a rapidly expanding UK subsidiary of a global space organisation.

As Finance Assistant you will be dealing with purchase ledger, payroll, reconciliations, budgeting, and forecasting

Your day-to-day duties will include

• Processing of purchase invoices and employee expenses
• Processing of all bank payments and receipts in the banking and finance system
• Preparation of journals and data entry
• Assisting with payroll and benefits
• Preparing and maintaining monthly reconciliations (bank, prepayments, fixed assets)
• Collating timesheets & creating reports
• Month end close & reporting
• Responsibility for overheads, variance analysis & working closely with budget holders
• Support with budgeting & forecasting

Experience required 

• Previous experience in a similar role
• Excellent attention to detail
• A strong team player
• Self-motivate and able to manage own workload
• Strong Excel skills (sumifs, vlookups, autofiltering etc)
• Willingness to learn & develop
• Abe to prioritise & meet deadlines

Rewards/Benefits include

• Competitive base salary
• 25 days holiday (increasing yearly up to a maximum of 28 days) + 8 days Bank Holiday
• Life insurance and long-term sick pay
• Private healthcare

Company

Our client is a leading global space mission partner, working across robotics, satellite systems, and space imagery who are pushing the boundaries to tackle big challenges with innovative and pioneering solutions. Company is continually growing which opens up opportunities to develop your career further.

AAT | Purchase Ledger | Month End | Reconciliations | Payroll | Journal entries | Excel| Vlookups | Pivot Tables 

Bluestream Recruitment is an Equal Opportunities Employer and operates as an Employment Agency for permanent recruitment and an as an Employment Business for temporary / contract recruitment.