Finance Assistant

Finance Assistant

• Annual Salary: c£28,000
• Location: Bath, UK
• Job Type: full-time, hybrid working.

Join a local charity that is committed to building communities across the Southwest. As a Finance Assistant, you will be integral in maintaining accurate financial records and enhancing the finance team’s processes. This role is an opportunity to work within an organisation that is driven by a sense of purpose, with a mission to make a lasting positive impact.

Day to Day of the Role:

• Manage purchase and sales ledgers, ensuring timely and accurate processing of invoices and adherence to purchasing and authorisation procedures.
• Conduct regular BACS runs and distribute remittance advice.
• Raise invoices, reconcile customer accounts, manage queries, and post receipts from bank statements.
• Complete bank reconciliations for multiple accounts promptly.
• Prepare monthly management accounts for a small venture, ensuring income and expenditure reports align with original invoices.
• Record transactions from listed investment managers and respond to queries from colleagues, customers, and suppliers efficiently.
• Support business improvements, including the implementation of new systems and procedures.
• Assist with month-end and year-end tasks and provide cover for other Finance team members as required.
• Work collaboratively across the organisation, attend team meetings, and engage in training as necessary.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities for bookkeeping processes.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• AAT qualified or equivalent financial qualification.
• Demonstrable bookkeeping experience.
• Excellent Excel skills, including V-lookups and pivot tables.
• Proficiency in Outlook, Teams, and Word.
• Desirable: Experience in property management bookkeeping, familiarity with QuickBooks

Personal Attributes:

• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Personable, approachable, and self-motivated with a “can do” attitude.
• Capable of working both independently and as part of a team.

Benefits:

• Company pension.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• On-site parking.
• Private medical insurance.
• Sick pay.

How to Apply:

To apply for the Finance Assistant position, please submit your CV detailing your relevant experience and why you are interested in this role.