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Finance Assistant

NET Recruit
Posted 13 days ago, valid for 4 hours
Location

Petersfield, Hampshire GU32 3QD, England

Contract type

Full Time

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  • An education establishment in Petersfield is seeking a Finance Assistant to join their finance department.
  • The role involves overseeing bank transactions, managing petty cash, and handling accounts payable functions among other duties.
  • Candidates should have strong bookkeeping experience, ideally with exposure to VAT duties, and excellent accounting IT skills.
  • The position offers a starting salary of up to £30,000, depending on previous experience, along with a comprehensive benefits package.
  • This full-time role is suitable for early-career professionals and offers opportunities for development and career advancement.
An education establishment is searching for a Finance Assistant in the Petersfield area.Your RoleWhile in this position your duties may include but are not limited to:
  • Overseeing the processing of bank transactions, as well as managing petty cash reconciliations and top-ups
  • Ensuring that company credit card transactions are posted and reconciled
  • Taking ownership of the accounts payable function, including the processing of orders, managing direct debit transactions and scanning in invoices as needed
  • Creating accruals and prepayments
  • Supporting on VAT returns and ensuring VAT compliance with accounts payable transactions, keeping VAT regulation knowledge up to date
  • Posting the financial journals, ensuring that the allocation of catering costs is included
  • Providing hands on support with both month-end and year-end closing
  • Processing employee expense claims in accordance with policies#
  • Keeping oversight of the department email inbox, ensuring that all enquiries are responded to and actioned in a professional manner
  • Taking responsibility for enquiries related to bursary surveys and censuses
  • Reviewing relevant policies and procedures alongside the Bursar and COO
You MUST Have:Please apply ONLY if you meet the following criteria:
  • Strong bookkeeping experience is sought after for this role
  • It is not essential but would be beneficial to hold an accounting qualification
  • Ideally, exposure to VAT related duties and knowledge
  • Excellent accounting IT and systems knowledge, including Microsoft Office, specifically Excel, and also packages such as Xero or similar
  • Good communication skills are also required
  • Ability to be organised and detail-orientated
  • Own transport and driving license are required
Your Opportunity:This is a successful educational establishment, with several years of history behind them and a strong ethos surrounding their approach to providing outstanding care and learning for their students. The role will be a year round, full-time role, working in the finance department and would be ideal for a professional early on in their career, although there are merits that any dedicated finance professional will find appealing within this position.The business is offering a starting salary of up to £30,000 depending on previous experience gained, which will accompany a great benefits package including a holiday allowance, pension contribution and a range of other attractive rewards and incentives. There will be plenty of scope for both development and progression while in this position, with a strong foundation and support for learning and skills development, alongside excellent opportunities for career advancement.If this opportunity interests you then please do not hesitate to reach out to:Phoebe Jones - Recruitment PartnerM: E: 

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.

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