Finance Assistant - deverellsmith : Job Details

Job Title: Finance Assistant

Salary: £25k - £30k

Location: West End, London - Hybrid (3 days at home, 2 in office)

Summary

We are representing one of the UK's most reputable and world's largest real estate agency and consultancy's finance arm of the business. They're looking for someone with between 1-2 years experience, looking to get a varied experience and training.

The successful candidate will be diligent and efficient, ideally, they will contribute to process improvement and ongoing development of their skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Preparing weekly statement reconciliation
• Completing daily completion banking of fees
• Assisting with income reconciliation
• Producing weekly debtors assisting with reviewing and monitoring progress
• Checking accuracy of fees and auditing documentation
• Assisting Finance Manager with ad hoc advisor queries and projects
• Managing remittance statements and enquiries in generic accounts inbox
• Ensuring all information on CRM system is correct, accurate and corresponds with paperwork
• Assist with invoice processing and creating payment requests
• Responsible for weekly and monthly reports to be sent out on a timely basis
• Assisting in the production of ad hoc reports
• Assisting with month end to meet tight deadlines
• Cover for month end process in the absence of Finance Manager
• Assisting with ad hoc projects and reports for the Head of Operations
• Assisting admin team with administrative tasks as required
• Responsible for maintaining filing system
• Undertake additional relevant duties as required

Requirements

• 1-2 years' experience in an accounts role or completed a finance qualification (degree or AAT)
• Must be able to work pro-actively, positively, efficiently and effectively
• Able to work quickly and accurately using own initiative
• Experience with month end and production of management accounts
• Able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Proficient using MS Excel
• Excellent attention to detail with strong accuracy
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Able to prioritise work and work well as part of a team
• Confident and personable
• Eager to learn quickly and drive change