Interim Finance Assistant

Job Title: Finance Assistant (Immediate Start)

Location: Bromsgrove

Salary: DOE

I am currently working with a specialist wholesale business and due to internal changes, are looking to welcome a Finance Assistant on a temporary basis. The business is family-run by two sisters, who are specialist within their fields, and have 30+ years in their specific industry. This role will be reporting into the Financial Controller, who Simpson Judge have placed into the business. This Company is currently dealing with a turnover of £11+ million and have been operating for over 10 years, with a recent venture into the European market.

Key Responsibilities:

Sales ledger and reporting

• Allocation and posting of customer receipts, follow up and resolution of queries
• Month end customer statement process
• Preparation of month end reports for key customer groups and reconciliation to sales ledger
• Preparation of sales figures as requested by Account Managers (support to Finance Manager for sales information reporting) including ad-hoc sales analysis
• Key finance contact for customers and support to Customer Services team for queries on customer accounts
• Credit control:
• Review and chasing of overdue accounts by phone and email
• Maintaining accurate records
• Placing accounts on hold and review of accounts on hold
• Review and resolve unallocated cash on accounts
• Provide report with overdue debt that requires escalation to Account Managers
• Ensuring people pay on time by continuously looking at improving credit control process

Customer Services/Export

• Support the Customer Services and Export teams when needed, tasks could include: Processing orders/returns/credits via SAGE, direct contact with customers and working with the Account Managers.

Purchase ledger

• Matching purchase invoices to orders, delivery notes and processing invoices

Expenses

• Review/checking of expense claims and corporate card statements, summarising in Excel and posting to SAGE

Petty Cash

• Administer petty cash including end of month reconciliation and posting to ledger

Other

• Consignment stock maintenance on SAGE
• Costs review and preparation of analysis for Finance Manager
• Support the sustainability objectives of the finance team

Key Requirements

• Knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Completed or Partially completed Level 3 AAT

Benefits

• On-site parking
• 2 x free company products (after 3 months)
• Birthday is given off as a free day of annual leave
• Champion monthly awards

Please apply to this advertisement if it is of interest, or email an updated CV