Description
Finance Assistant
Role Summary
We have an exciting new contract opportunity based in Glascoed as a Finance Assistant.
The role will be an initial 6 month contract and will provide you with the opportunity to work on accurate and timely entry, review and distribution of master data, sales invoices, debtor management and cash allocation.
Key Responsibilities
- Debtor Chasing including portal self-serving, phone, emails and meetings with AP counterparties
- Debtor Dispute Escalation
- Cash Allocation and customer clear downs Raising/Reviewing & Distributing Sales Invoices
- including issuing copies where requested.
- Milestone, Deliverable, WIP, T&M & Service Invoicing in multiple currencies
- Portal Invoicing & reconciliations
- Compliance with UK VAT rules, an understanding of VATA statements and a working knowledge of other Global Sales Taxes
- Raising Advance Claims and Trading Sales
- Raising of Credit notes in line with Finance Policies and DOA
- Issuing Customer Statements
- Intercompany Agreements
- Data integrity management of vendor details including bank information
- Attend and input into scheduled customer meetings to support with ongoing service eg monthly debtor meetings.
- Query Management and Resolution
- Logging all queries in my service and applying an appropriate tier upon resolution.
- Assisting the other Accounts Receivable teams as required
- Provision of services within the defined Service Level Agreement. Escalation of any non-compliances or risks to the Supervisor.
- Participation in Customer Continuous Improvement and joint goal workshops.
- Taking an active role in daily stand-ups and monthly team meetings.
- Compliance with Financial Controls. Escalation of any non-compliances or risks to the Supervisor.
- Participation in the AR monthly Self-Testing activities.
- Provision of support & evidence, as required, for internal & external audits.
- Production & review of process documentation.
- Compliance with the Document Creation, Retention & Destruction Policy.
Key skills & qualifications
- Will have a degree and professional qualification (AAT/CAT or part qualified ACCA/CIMA/CICM) or have experience of working in a finance environment.
- Ideally have experience of ERP systems within a finance environment. Experience of SAP or Oracle would be highly advantageous.
- Undertake tasks that are routine and clerical.
- Operate within clearly defined procedures and tasks with supervision.
- Have basic knowledge of Microsoft excel including how to complete standard formulas such as sums, ifs etc.
- Have an awareness of governance requirements including the BAE Systems Operational Framework.
What we're looking for in you
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Well-developed analytical/problem solving/decision making skills.
Strong organisational skills who is adaptable in a fast-paced environment.
Stakeholder management skills.
Location: Glasscoed
Rate: £13.38 per hour (INSIDE IR35)
AAP3 is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.