Full job descriptionRole: Finance Assistant
Location: Harlow
Role Type: Temporary
Hourly rate: £15.25 to £19.45
Hours: 37.50 per week
The Role
This full-time, office-based role oversees financial records, transactions, and the smooth operation of the accounts function, collaborating with the wider team and reporting to the Finance Manager. It requires accuracy, strong organisational skills, and the ability to work independently.
Duties
Duties include daily cash book reconciliations in GBP, EUR, and USD, processing company expenses, monthly payroll using Sage payroll, monthly balance sheet reconciliations, duty and VAT reconciliations, quarterly VAT returns, managing inter-company bank accounts with corporate treasury, managing the Sales Ledger with credit control support, month-end processing including stock control, fixed asset depreciation and journals, month-end reporting, and covering Purchase Ledger duties when required.
The Ideal Candidate
Candidates should have relevant finance experience, AAT qualification, ideally advanced Excel, knowledge of Microsoft packages, Sage 200, SAP, and knowledge of Deferred VAT and PVA VAT Accounting.
Although this role is temporary, there is potential for it to become permanent


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