Finance Assistant Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Job description
Here at Mandata we take pride in our teams, we are proud of our culture and understand the importance of getting the best people on board and encouraging successful careers with us. We understand how nerve-wracking it can be making the decision to find a new role, but if you feel this role could be the right one for you, get in touch, we’d love to hear from you!
Company benefits:
- Hybrid working.
- Company & personal bonus scheme.
- Employee share scheme.
- Life assurance cover.
- Healthcare cash plan.
- Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme.
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (increases with length of service).
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Cycle to work scheme.
Mandata provides integrated transport management software solutions to road transport businesses operating throughout the UK and Ireland.
Haulage operators of all sizes use our suite of products to manage their operations from orders to invoice. Our team is not only passionate about our solutions, but they are also incredibly knowledgeable and supportive.
We have focused on the road haulage, transportation and logistics sector for over 47 years and our aim is to help hauliers stay ahead in an ever-changing, competitive market. Our software never stands still, neither should our customers and neither should our team.
Your role in a nutshell…
The Finance Assistant will be responsible for assisting with the delivery of day to day financial and transactional matters, building up to timely submission of monthly management accounts for part of the Mandata Group.
The Finance Assistant assists the rest of the Finance team in improving & delivering efficient month end process and financial processes, internal reporting and ensuring transactional level work is undertaken appropriately.
They will be a key part of the team responsible for improving operational efficiency, systems, process and reporting.
The responsibilities we’ll trust you with…
- Assisting with the day-to-day finance matters alongside the wider finance team, working closely with other members of the team.
- Working with the finance team, ensuring deadlines are achieved and developing a culture in line with the Mandata values.
- Ensuring accurate and timely financial information, building up to various aspects of month end reporting.
- Balance sheet management to mitigate risks and identify opportunities. Key focus on detailed preparation of all balance sheet reconciliations.
- Management of key end to end system and transactional processes, including, but not limited to, the revenue cycle.
- Dealing with customer queries.
- Any other ad-hoc support as required by the Financial Controller.
Knowledge and expertise that matter most for this role…
- Excellent knowledge of MS Office, especially excel.
- Good communication and data manipulation skills.
- A commitment towards delivering quality customer service to internal and external customers.
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to interact with staff effectively at all levels.
Your personal attributes - we need someone who…
- Is approachable with good interpersonal skills and the ability to interact with staff effectively at all levels.
- Is self-motivated with a results-driven approach.
- Has enthusiasm for continual learning with a desire to want to progress towards an accounting/finance qualification such as AAT.
- Is passionate about what you do, full of energy and has a “can do” attitude.
Our Culture – The Mandata Way…
The Mandata Way outlines our core values and behavior's. These values are the foundation of our culture, and we are all responsible for using them to shape our future. Our 4 values are One Team, Passionate, Accountable and Customer Driven.
To demonstrate our values and behavior's you will:
- Always bring ‘The Best You’ to work.
- Work as One Team to get the job done well.
- Be Passionate, work with energy and enthusiasm to achieve more. Be Accountable and understand what you do, matters.
- Have a Customer Driven mindset, everything we do is in service of our customers.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
