Finance Assistant Dunstable, England
Job description
The Role
We are currently seeking a Finance Assistant to join our dynamic finance team. This is an excellent opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment within a well-established and friendly team. The role will involve a variety of responsibilities, including but not limited to:
- Reviewing supplier invoices and resolving queries.
- Managing an outsourced team that processes supplier invoices.
- Conducting month-end supplier statement reconciliations.
- Preparing monthly cash flow forecasts.
- Preparing monthly and weekly payment runs.
- Processing employee expenses.
- Managing the automatic customer invoicing portal and resolving errors.
- Processing customer credits for returns and queries.
- Assisting with credit control, including chasing payments from credit account customers and proforma payments.
- Sending and reconciling customer statements.
- Posting and reconciling daily website customer payments.
- Daily bank postings and reconciliations for GBP/EUR/USD accounts, Stripe Portal, and PayPal.
- Processing purchase, sales, and nominal ledger transactions for our European Entity.
- Assisting with month-end reporting procedures.
- Assisting with quarterly VAT returns.
- Supporting the finance team in ad hoc projects, reports and process improvements as required.
The Company
Essential Embroidery Design lead the market in producing branded promotional clothing and uniforms for the promotional industry. We make the clothing and uniforms for some of the world’s most prestigious brands such as Google, Poker Stars, Amazon, and many more.
We are regarded as one of the best and most modern garment embellishment companies in the UK, using state of the art machinery and software, and we recently won the award for Bedfordshire Business of the Year 2019.
The Person
To excel in this role, you should possess the following skills and attributes:
- Attention to detail.
- Strong teamwork and a willingness to learn.
- Forward-thinking with the ability to use initiative and be a self-starter.
- Excellent organizational skills, including the ability to multitask and adapt to changing priorities.
- Ability to meet deadlines whilst remaining calm and professional.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including a professional and pleasant telephone manner.
- Ability to build and maintain relationships with customers, suppliers, and colleagues.
- Embrace a culture of continuous improvement.
- Experience with Sage 50 is desirable but not essential, as training will be provided.
- Proficiency in Excel.
If you are enthusiastic, dedicated, willing to learn, and ready to contribute to a growing organisation that values quality and innovation, we would love to hear from you. Please click the apply now button to find out more.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £25,000.00-£30,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
Expected start date: 25/09/2023
