Finance Assistant

Job Description
This role, within the Estate Agency Finance Department, offers an opportunity to develop and grow your skills in a fast moving and dynamic environment building on the significant changes to the Finance function in recent years and helping drive further integration and improvements. As part of the wider Finance function it also offers the opportunity to progress within an ambitious business.
Based in our Milton Keynes Head Office this role will report to the Finance Manager and will provide first line accounting support to Finance Business Partners, Management Accountants, Regional Directors and branch staff. 
Key Responsibilities
Sales Ledgers                  

• First contact point for Accounts Receivable team on Accounts Receivable queries.
• Assist with The Month End Sales Income Reconciliation
• Liaison with Credit Control team, Branch network, various Finance teams and Admin Centre

Variable Pay Calculations

• Assist with compiling and reporting of Monthly Staff commissions and bonuses
• Liaison with HR and Payroll on personal details for employees
• First point of contact on the commission queries

Other

• Ad Hoc work as required
• Raising Urgent payments and Client refunds by BACS/Cheque.
• Banking and coding Miscellaneous Income received in the department

The ideal candidate will be someone who has:

• Experience of working in a similar financial role for a minimum of 2 years
• Experience in a service industry
• Sound Knowledge of the Sales and Purchase Ledger function                                                                                                                      

Connells Group is one of the largest and most successful estate agency and property services providers in the UK. Founded in 1936 and with a network of nearly 1200 branches nationwide, the Group combines residential sales and lettings expertise with a range of consumer and corporate services including new homes, mortgage services, conveyancing, EPC provision, surveying, corporate lettings, asset management, land & planning, LPA receivers and auctions.
Connells Group UK is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.
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