Finance Administrator

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Critical Purpose of Role:
  • To ensure that the business is financially accurate and auditable, complying with all legal obligations and delivering the Company target
  • To ensure that all accounting transactions are processed on a daily basis
  • To support the delivery of the Financial Strategy
  • To produce all auditable Management Information
Main Responsibilities:
  • To assist the Finance Function in producing timely and accurate, audit proof management accounts, in line with Company policy
  • Support the CFO in compiling interim reports and production of year end statutory accounts
  • To be vigilant and make recommendations for efficiency savings and cost saving
  • Process banking receipt and payment transactions on a daily basis
  • Execute effective cash flow management, ensuring budgeted Accounts Receivable and Cash metrics are exceeded or at least maintained
  • Execute the Purchase Ledger function, posting transactions, seeking approval
  • Liaise with CFO to agree with suppliers regarding payment expectations and payment plans as necessary
  • Execute the Sales Ledger function, posting transactions from source data as appropriate
  • Provide credit control to ensure target debtor days are achieved
  • Ensure customers pay to terms, applying the credit control policy
  • Assist the CFO in preparing month end accrual and prepayment
  • Ensure internal overhead Cross Charging process executed in a timely fashion
  • Compile Company reports and returns as required (VAT, CSO etc)
  • Escalation point for all financial queries, both internal and external
  • Report and make recommendations to improve on the Company’s use of accounting software, aiming to increase automation where appropriate
  • Perform any other reasonable duties consistent with the role as required
Person Specification:

Key Qualities:
This role would suit someone who meets the following criteria:

  • Time Management: Able to work to tight deadlines
  • Transactional: Able to handle volumes of transactions accurately and to timescale
  • Knowledgeable: Technically and professionally competent
  • Communication: Able to communicate complex problems clearly
  • Commercial: Understands wider business environment and impact of own output on rest of business

Behaviours:

  •  Trusted advisor, willing to provide a detailed and accurate financial insight at all times
  • Strategic thinker, motivated by execution and delivery of an agreed agenda
  • Self developing and self motivating, encourages high standards in others
  • Able to demonstrate our values of being knowledgeable, honest, caring, trustworthy, supportive, having pride in work carried out

Relevant Experience and Qualifications: Mandatory:

  • A minimum 3 years’ experience in a similar position
  • Experience with cloud based accounting product Xero

Optional:
Attained or studying towards AAT or CIMA/ACCA

Job application:

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