Finance Officer London, England
Job description
Bookkeeper/Finance Officer
September 2023
The Book Keeper/Finance Officer has oversight of the finances of the company. Working with the Managing Director and with regular working contact with the Senior leadership team, the Bookkeeper/Finance Officer prepares and reports on the Company’s accounts and ensures the business has key financial information it needs to run effectively and efficiently.
Key responsibilities:
§ To prepare monthly management accounts.
§ To work on year end accounts in liaison with the Company’s accountants.
§ To prepare monthly royalty reports for authors.
§ To reconcile accounts for consultancy projects and events.
§ To prepare quarterly VAT returns.
§ To manage credit control.
§ Financial modelling and forecasting
§ To handle all accounts-related queries.
- To work with spreadsheets, and in particular sales and purchase ledgers.
- To control credit and chase debt.
- Liaise with payroll provider to ensure smooth monthly pay run
- To reconcile the company’s bank accounts.
- To accurately process payments to our suppliers via BACS and other electronic payment methods.
- To record petty cash payments and employee expenses to the computerised accounts system and to cross-check their accuracy.
- Update internal systems with financial data
§ Participate in financial audits
§ CRM knowledge, such as Salesforce and Hubspot
§ Reconcile invoices to match on the accounting system and CRM
§ Salesforce admin cover: setting up new memberships, completing sales, providing invoices and access to products for the client
- To undertake other duties as necessary commensurate to a role of this nature and level.
Personal skills and attributes:
- Technical skills – you will have a good knowledge of SAGE Line 50, Xero and Salesforce and be confident with other online platforms (e.g. Hubspot & Salesforce).
- Computer literacy – you will be familiar with MS Office and a confident user of Excel.
- Other skills – you will know how to apply exchange rates and be confident in preparing quarterly VAT returns.
- Organised – you will be organised and give those you are working with, both inside and outside the organisation, the confidence that you will complete your work in a timely fashion.
- Team-player – you will need to collaborate with others to ensure work is completed.
- Good work ethic – you will have the self-motivation to ensure you deliver high quality work to deadline and you will be able to act on your own initiative.
- Qualifications – you will be qualified to at least AAT Level 2 or have a proven equivalent level of skill based on experience.
- Accurate – you will have a keen eye for detail and a pride in the quality of your own work.
Salary £30,000 to £40,000 depending on experience
Based in London, hybrid working
Full time, part time considered
LaingBuisson is an equal opportunities employer. It is the policy of the Company to give equal opportunity in employment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation (Equality Act 2010). This applies to recruitment, training, pay, conditions of employment, allocation of work and promotion.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Salary: £30,000.00-£40,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- Sick pay
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- London: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Accounting: 3 years (preferred)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in London
Application deadline: 15/09/2023
Reference ID: FO0923
Expected start date: 25/09/2023
