Finance Assistant

ASA Recruitment’s client, a Public Sector organisation in Edinburgh, are currently looking to recruit a Finance Assistant for an initial 6 month contract on a rate of £15.50/hour to £16.73/hour PAYE (depending on experience). This role requires onsite office visits every 6 weeks.

The Role:

Our client is looking for a Finance Operational Assistant to join the Governance & Operational Team within the Finance Directorate which has a focus on:

• The management and control of all transactional processing (accounts payable, accounts receivable, treasury and payroll – including Doctors and Dentists in Training salaries and expenses
• Production of the returns, annual accounts and other statutory returns
• Managing the design, implementation and supervision of financial controls to ensure efficiency, effectiveness and integrity of systems and processes

This role is responsible for aspects of Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Expenses and Treasury. Working within the Governance & Operational Finance team you will have the opportunity to work closely with two other colleagues to share tasks on a rotational basis to ensure efficient processing of supplier and customer invoices and the processing of customer receipts and expenses.

Responsibilities:

• Process customer and supplier invoices
• Match invoices to purchase orders
• Assist with invoice queries
• Processing expenses
• Reconcile supplier statements
• Set up new customers and suppliers
• Provide assistance and advice to department budget holders
• Provide support during internal and external audit reviews

Essential Experience:

• Proven administrative experience within a multi-disciplinary business operations (ideally finance) environment
• Previous knowledge and/or experience in the transactional processing of supplier and/or customer invoices
• Evidence of time management skills, with the ability to work with minimal supervision; to plan and prioritise own workloads; and to meet deadlines
• Experience of working both independently and as part of a team, whilst balancing a range of competing priorities
• Ability to work with minimal supervision; to plan and prioritise own workloads; and to meet deadlines
• Flexible approach to learning and problem solving
• Commitment to personal and professional development
• Basic knowledge and understanding of core accounting principles
• Understanding of GDPR and data protection, plus appreciation of the need for discretion and confidentiality in the workplace
• Highly developed customer service skills, with a helpful, flexible attitude * Understanding of the need for accuracy and attention to detail
• Proven expertise in using Microsoft 365, in particular Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and SharePoint
• Fast and accurate keyboard skills
• Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post

ASA Recruitment is one of Scotland’s largest independent multi-sector recruitment agencies. We specialise in providing effective tailored solutions for permanent, contract and temporary employment requirements for our Clients and Candidates. We are members of the REC and are ISO certified.

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