Finance Assistant

Finance Assistant                                             Altrincham                          £30,000 – £35,000 doe

As Finance Assistant you would play a key role in the busy finance department, supporting the smooth financial operation of the business.  This is a varied role where you’ll work closely customers, suppliers and local authorities to gain funding, whilst undertaking all other bookkeeping duties, helping to ensure financial processes run efficiently while delivering excellent customer service.

Job Responsibilities

• Invoice customers each month using Sageline50 and processing direct debit collection.
• Assisting with claiming for and allocating local authority funding and reconciling to customers accounts once received
• Dealing with customer queries regarding services and funding issues
• Weekly credit control by email or telephone
• Handling and resolving customer and supplier queries
• Monthly credit card processing in Sage 50
• Bank reconciliations.

• Maintain the Purchase order system.
• Processing monthly supplier payment runs
• Staff expenses
• Reconciling accounts and analysing age creditors reports.
• petty cash reconciliation and reimbursements.

Skills/Experience

• The idea candidate must have a strong background in finance, accounts or bookkeeping
• Ideally has experience of Early Years funding or a locally funded authority scheme – how to apply and how to allocate local authority funding.
• Has good IT skills, including Microsoft Excel and finance software.
• Is able to prioritise workload and work accurately in a fast-paced environment.

If you are proven accounts professional with a knowledge of applying for funding via local authorities, then please email your CV FAO Lisa to: [email removed]

Please note that due to the high volume of applications we receive, only those successfully shortlisted for the role will be personally contacted.

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