Finance Assistant

ec2i; Stroud Green; Hybrid; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A UK Technology and Production Solutions provider is seeking a part-time Finance Assistant to support the Finance Manager. Responsibilities include basic accounting tasks, payroll processing, and maintaining cashflow. Ideal candidates will have a willingness to learn and attention to detail. The role offers flexibility for hybrid work after the probation period.

Benefits

25 days annual holiday plus public Bank Holidays

Auto-enrolment in Pension Scheme with Aviva

Supported training in areas as required

Qualifications

• Experience of basic accounting principles and practices.
• Understanding of basic Payroll functions.
• Good Excel skills including pivot tables and lookup formulas.

Responsibilities

• Daily review of current accounts.
• Reconcile bank statements in Xero Accounts System.
• Process monthly payrolls and produce payroll reports.
• Check clients paid and update cashflow.

Skills

Basic accounting principles

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Good Excel skills

Willingness to learn

Education

Some AAT training (preferred)

Tools

Xero

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Title: Finance Assistant

EC2i Ltd (along with Centryflow Technologies Ltd) is a subsidiary of Centryflow Group Ltd and is a privately owned UK Technology and Production Solutions provider with a reputation for the highest quality catalogue production, image retouching and innovative workflow solutions.

Celebrating our 23 rd anniversary in 2024, we have evolved from a traditional 'pre-press' company to offering industry-leading services and technology solutions for Product Information Management, Digital Asset Management & Production Workflow Management.

We are looking to employ a Finance Assistant in order to directly support our Finance Manager as well as other key departments and their interaction with the finance team. You would be a key member in a constantly evolving company and this role would be suited to a self-motivated individual who can embrace the opportunity to progress, and who has a willingness and interest in helping those around them.

Initially, you would be carrying out daily, basic accounts functions, processing monthly payrolls, month end reconciliations and spreadsheet analysis.

As you progress, there will be plenty of scope in this role to become involved with Intercompany transactions, Management Accounts, Budgets and Company Financial Year Ends.

Hours: Office based (Southend-on-Sea) but with some flexibility for working from home following probation period. Monday – Friday 8.30am-4.30pm 35hrs per week (times include 1hr for lunch)

Benefits

• 25 days annual holiday plus all public Bank Holidays
• Auto-enrolment in Pension Scheme with Aviva
• Supported training in areas as required

RESPONSIBILITIES

Banking

• Daily review of current accounts
• Ensuring cashflow spreadsheets are up to date
• Reconcile bank statements in Xero Accounts System daily and final monthly reconciliation

RBS FacFlow – Invoice Finance

• Check clients paid – enter in manual cash book, post to Xero sales ledger and update cashflow
• Month end reconciliation
• Process & email Sales Invoices to customers (from bespoke Management System)
• Import Sales Invoices into Xero
• Update cashflow and other sales analysis spreadsheets
• Send out regular customer statements, Credit Control – resolve queries as necessary
• Post supplier invoices to Xero
• Get supplier invoices approved, pay suppliers, send remittances, update cashflow, files invoices

Payroll – EC2i Ltd & Centryflow Technologies Ltd (monthly)

• Collate overtime, process and pay (BACS) monthly salaries – Xero payroll
• Produce payroll reports and analyse wages via spreadsheets to allocate salaries to clients in Xero
• Holiday/sickness records (Google shared documents)
• Tax Year End reconcilliations and produce P60s
• Prepare P11D, input to HMRC and pay Class 1A NI

Other ad-hoc tasks

• Make Petty cash payments against receipts, post transactions and reconcile in Xero
• Pay expenses against receipts through Bankline
• Month end nominal journals (prepayments/accruals/WIP etc)
• Process VAT returns for approval and payment
• Canteen/cleaning/other supplies ordering
• Support the Finance Manager with ad hoc financial tasks that may arise

KEY SKILLS REQUIRED

• Experience of basic accounting principles and practices (will expect to see demonstration of this in CV). Would be ideal to have some AAT training but courses would be supported
• Ideally have some understanding of basic Payroll functions – training will be given for Company payroll procedures
• Have used accounting software (Xero preferable but not essential), MS Office and have good Excel skills (including pivot tables and look up formulas)
• Attention to detail, organisational skills and ability to prioritise tasks
• A proactive attitude, willingness to learn, adapt to changes, interact and liaise with other departments
• Growth mindset, someone that is keen to support others and help the business progress

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Part-time

Job function

• Finance and Sales
• Industries
• Media Production

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