Finance Assistant

Salary: £26,000 – £28,800 per year

Finance/ VAT returns/ Bank Reconcilliation

Excellent opportunity with a brilliant benefits package and progression opportunities

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We have an exciting opportunity to join an established Insurance business in their Finance team.

Purpose

To be responsible for the day to day running of the treasury processes, including all aspects of the treasury function such as payments, receipts and processing FX trades. In addition, the role holder will be part of the management accounts team and help with month end tasks.

Responsibilities

Process manual payments

Prepare and review daily bank reconciliations

Post payments daily to the accounting system

Daily Bureau check

Prepare the monthly hedging sheets

Prepare the weekly investment sheets

Process foreign currency transactions

Manage the treasury inbox and answer all queries

Upload daily bank rec information into GP (accounts system)

Prepare quarterly VAT returns

Prepare all money transfers between accounts

Prepare balance sheet reconciliations

Prepare monthly client money calculations for several entities

Support the managers with management accounts journals, workings and any ad hoc work

Manage the system close for month end and year end

Ad hoc queries on a monthly basis

Able to manage own workload and cover all queries which we receive from clients

Personal Attributes

Knowledge/Skills/Qualifications

Essential excel skills and the ability to quickly adapt to new systems

Ability to work collaboratively with others

Desirable to have client money knowledge and to have worked in a treasury department

Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office Packages

Wavelength Recruitment Ltd are acting as an Employment agency on this occasion.