Finance Assistant

Network Aviation Group; Crawley; On-site; GBP 30,000 - GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An international aviation services firm based in Crawley is seeking a Treasury Specialist to manage payment runs and cashbooks for its group companies. The ideal candidate should have bookkeeping/accounting qualifications, proficiency in numeracy, and advanced Excel skills. This role involves raising supplier payments, posting cashbooks, and assisting with credit checks. This position is suited for detail-oriented individuals looking to develop in a dynamic team environment, with additional benefits available.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in numeracy is essential.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to adapt are crucial.
• Experience in a freight forwarding or cargo airline is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Raising payments for supplier invoices daily.
• Posting cashbooks for multiple companies.
• Managing credit checks and applications.
• Raising invoices in a multi-company environment.

Skills

Proficiency in numeracy

Strong attention to detail

Advanced knowledge of Excel

Education

Bookkeeping and/or accounting qualifications

Job description

Overview

Network Aviation Group heads up a group of two dozen wholly owned and inter-related aviation businesses. Originally formed in 1985 the Network Aviation Group now spans five continents. We offer a variety of sales and services to client airlines, as well as managing a fleet of freighter aircraft on a network of scheduled routes and charters throughout the world.

The Role

Working within the Treasury to conduct payment runs for several of the companies within the group, and keeping cashbooks for several companies within the group up to date. Assisting with covering our team in Dubai wherever necessary; responsibilities include assisting with Credit Checks and Applications and raising invoices for the Charters team. Assisting with any other duties that may be needed on an ad hoc basis.

Key Responsibilities

• Raising payments for supplier invoices each day for certain companies within the Group, helping to ensure that they are paid on time
• Posting the cashbooks for certain companies to ensure they are kept up to date
• Covering the team in Dubai when necessary and fulfilling these responsibilities
• Assisting with credit checks and applications
• Raising invoices in a multi-company, multi currency environment
• Assisting Treasure Manager when required

Experience Needed

• Bookkeeping and/or accounting qualifications preferable
• Proficiency in numeracy
• Previous freight forwarding or cargo airline experience beneficial
• Advanced knowledge of Excel
• Strong attention to detail and flexibility to adapt

Leading Business

• Customer centric / obsessed
• Derives strategies based on client needs – internal or external – and effectively balances this with Network Aviation’s goals
• Seeks out client insights to shape strategies and solutions
• Gathers client feedback to continuously improve strategies and solutions
• Thinks strategically
• Balances short term focus with a long term perspective, supporting the driving of sustainable growth in the business
• Thinks systemically, connecting the dots across diverse aspects of the business
• Considers the implications of decisions and takes calculated risks
• Drives change and innovates
• Challenges the status quo in what is done and how to improve our client experience
• Seeks out new opportunities, embraces challenges and drives innovation with urgency
• Champions change to deliver tactically as well as strategies in the pursuit of ambitious goals
• Drives for results
• Commits to and delivers exceptional results
• Holds self and others accountable for the highest standards of delivery
• Overcomes obstacles and challenges to make a difference

Leading People

• Boundary-less collaboration
• Captures and shares collective experiences to improve future outcomes
• Proactively builds effective internal and external stakeholder relationships
• Drives, promotes and role models collaboration across functions and teams
• Is self-aware and listens actively to other viewpoints
• Communicates authentically, building trust and cohesion in team / with peers
• Respects and values differences and leverages different perspectives to improve business outcomes
• Empowers teams / peers with accountability
• Holds self and others to high standards of performance continuously raising the bar
• Is agile and remains curious
• Is the energy for others – focuses on what is possible; sets the pace and the bar high
• Stays curious to gather new insights, is willing to fail in the pursuit of stretch goals
• Learns from mistakes and adapts approach where appropriate.

We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or veteran status or any other status protected by law in the locations where Network Aviation or it’s associated companies operate.

***All applicants must already have unrestricted right to work in the United Kingdom.***

Why should you join Network Aviation?

In this role you will be part of our international innovative team and will be given the opportunity to learn and develop. In addition, our benefits package includes: