Our client, based in Manchester is looking for a finance assistant/bookkeeper to join their talented and dedicated finance team on a temporary to permanent basis and is paying the equivalent of £29k. The role is 5 days per week and is fully office-based. The role is to start as soon as possible and so you would need to be available immediately (or short notice) and commutable to Manchester.
The role:
The position is to provide a high standard of financial and accounting services and to work closely with the other members of the finance team and ensure these functions are undertaken efficiently and effectively.
Key responsibilities:
- Maintain the financial records and accounts and produce and present reports and financial summaries
- Maintain, operate and reconcile the nominal, fees, purchase and sales ledger systems
- Administer the VAT returns on a quarterly basis
- Preparation and operation of any necessary fees
- Carry out invoicing with regard to all non-fee income sources
- Manage the proper collection, reconciliation and banking of monies, including debt collection
- Reconciliation of bank statements
- Issue BACS payments or cheques for all accounts due
- Ensure security for all credit cards and verify charges
- Prepare and post journals
- Monitor expenditure budgets on a monthly basis
The Person
- You will have experience working within a finance team and ideally as a finance assistant or bookkeeper
- You will have an excellent level of IT literacy and proficiency
- You will be looking for full-time work that is fully office-based
- An effective communicator, you will be well versed in working with people at all levels inside and outside of an organisation, able to explain complex concepts easily
- You must be commutable to Greater Manchester and available to start at short notice