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Purchase and Finance Assistant

Huntress
Posted 8 days ago, valid for 6 days
Location

Richmond, Surrey TW10 6QE

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Purchase and Finance Assistant position is a 6-month contract role based in Richmond, offering a salary between £28,000 and £30,000.
  • This role involves supporting the AP Manager and finance team across multiple UK and global entities, requiring experience in purchase ledger administration.
  • Candidates should have familiarity with Xero, SAP Concur, or similar systems, and possess good Excel and IT skills.
  • The position offers benefits such as 25 days of holiday, private healthcare, and a contributory pension plan, with the potential for permanent placement after the contract period.
  • Applicants are expected to have relevant finance qualifications, ideally nearing completion of AAT, and the ability to adapt in a fast-changing environment.

Purchase and Finance Assistant - 6-month contract Salary: £28,000 - £30,000

Based in Richmond

Hybrid - 4 days in the office, 1 day working from home

A global Hospitality/Construction Group within the health and well being sector based in Richmond is looking to recruit a Purchase and Finance Assistant to join their growing team. This role supports the AP Manager and general finance team with the current (10+) UK and global entities.

This is a 6-month contract initially with the possibility of the position going permanent.

Responsibilities:

  • Administration of purchase ledgers for multiple entities (Capture and filing of invoices, loading to Concur for approval, uploading to Xero)
  • Liaising with business users on any issues or problems
  • Collate information for fortnightly supplier payment runs and checking and maintaining bank details
  • Assist with monthly balance sheet reconciliations
  • Assist with monthly travel reports to support invoicing
  • Assist with the administration of Concur and Xero for employee data, new suppliers and project codes
  • Review expense claims to ensure compliance with internal and external requirements.
  • Ensure supplier onboarding processes are correctly followed
  • General financial administration, including scanning and filing of incoming post
  • Assist with implementing new processes and making changes to current ones to ensure the efficient running of accounts payable
  • General financial administration for the team

Key skills and experience:

  • Experience with Xero, SAP Concur or similar helpful
  • Experienced Purchase Ledger who has experience dealing with multiple entities in the UK and globally
  • Good Excel and IT skills
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Language skills (German or Romanian) an advantage but not essential
  • Flexibility in a fast-changing environment and ability to adapt to changing requirements
  • Finance qualifications including studying towards accounting qualifications at least close to completion of AAT ideally.

Benefits:

  • 25 days holiday + Bank holidays
  • Private healthcare
  • Contributory pension + death in service 4 x salary
  • Working in nice new offices in Richmond, close to the station.
  • After 6 months' probation - the possibility of study package
  • After 1 month of training the candidate will be able to work 1 day working from home and the rest in the office
  • The opportunity to grow and develop in time

If you are able immediately, please apply now!!!

Huntress Search Ltd acts as a Recruitment Agency in relation to all Permanent roles and as a Recruitment Business in relation to all Temporary roles.

We practice a diverse and inclusive recruitment process that ensures equal opportunity for all we work with, irrespective of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. As an organisation, we encourage applications from all backgrounds and will ensure measures are met when required, to allow a fair process throughout.

PLEASE NOTE: We can only consider applications from candidates who have the right to work in the UK.

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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.