Finance Assistant - Swanley

Information

Location

Swanley

Reporting To

Management Accountant

Hours

35

Key Responsibilities

• Sales ledger

• Raising of monthly invoices, including performing detailed calculations where necessary.
• Posting sales receipts to ledgers (Exchequer).
• Resolution of sales ledger queries.

• Purchase ledger

• Posting of purchase invoices to ledgers (Exchequer).
• Arranging authorisation of purchase invoices;
• Matching invoices to statements and purchase orders to invoices.
• Reviewing of the utilities invoices and liaising with subcontractors.
• Preparing the monthly payment run, ensuring efficiency and timeliness of the process.
• Resolution of purchase ledger queries.

• Nominal Ledger

• Posting bank and cash book transactions.
• Monthly reconciliation of bank account balances.
• Monthly reconciliation of other nominal ledger accounts.
• Preparing VAT and CIS returns.

This job description is intended to reflect, in outline, the responsibilities of the post-holder which may change over time with the Corporate and local business needs of Vercity and the particular PFI contract. It will therefore, be subject to periodic review.

Person Specification

Experience and Competencies

Essential
• Solid, recent experience in a similar role
• Development and/or maintenance of detailed spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel
• Identification and analysis of basic financial issues
• Accounting concepts, systems and processes
• A level of industry specific experience such as CIS returns and contractor invoices

Skills

• A demonstrated high level of IT skills, particularly in accounting systems and Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook
• Proven ability to adhere to schedules and prioritise work to ensure that deadlines are met
• Proven excellent communication and listening skills, communicating in a concise and effective way, explaining complex issues in writing and verbally
• Demonstrable analytical and problem solving abilities
• Demonstrable attention to detail skills and ability to apply a methodology for ensuring high level of accuracy

Personal Attributes

Essential
• Presents oneself in a manner one would expect from a professional, overtly abiding by a strict code of conduct and striving for high standards at all times
• Willingness to accept responsibility
• Proven ability to work as part of a team, supporting the team by being alert to the challenges faced by colleagues and identifying strengths and weaknesses
• Demonstrable ability to show initiative
• Ability to provide measurable evidence of high standards of achievement

Vercity believes that diversity is paramount to driving creativity, innovation and value for our clients and for our people. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, age, or social background.

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