Senior Finance Assistant - AAT Level 3 minimum required

Our well-established client, based in High Wycombe, is looking for a Senior Finance Assistant to oversee a variety of accounts duties such as account receivable/payable month end reports and other general accounts tasks and deputise for the Finance Manager in their absence.

The ideal candidate will have experience working within a finance department and should possess a clear understanding of accounting principles and terminology.

The successful candidate will either have finished their AAT or have at least be Level 3 qualified, with a view to potentially studying their ACCA in the future (study support provided for AAT and ACCA).

In return, you will be offered a generous salary, 25 days annual leave, company pension, life assurance and study support.

Key duties

Accounts Receivable

• Maintaining and reconciling the cash book on a daily basis
• Daily bank reconciliation
• Managing customer accounts
• Debt collection
• Set up new customer accounts
• Release customer accounts with credit blocks
• SAP data entry

Accounts Payable

• Match invoices & P O's for office and depot and scan to Basware
• Match handling and logistics reimbursement invoices and import fee invoices with back up and book on SAP
• Input transport invoices on SAP
• Liaise with outsourced AP team (Genpact)
• Review and approve invoices on Basware according to authority level
• Generate and send supplier payment run

Month end

• Assist Finance Manager with month end accruals
• Prepare Waitrose period statement ready for review by Finance Manager
• Run various month end reports
• Run depot accruals
• Raising manual and intercompany invoices for suppliers
• Reconcile aged debtors and creditors to control accounts
• Reconcile and book petty cash onto SAP

General duties

• Prepare staff expenses for review by Finance Manager
• Prepare VAT returns for review by Finance Manager
• Minute taking during all business meetings and managing the issues raised
• Provide cover for the Finance Manager during holidays and sickness
• Assist Finance Manager with various systems/processes on improvement projects

Experience & Skills

• Intermediate level Excel with strong literacy and numeracy skills
• GCSE in Maths and English
• AAT level 3 or higher would be beneficial
• SAP experience would be desirable
• Well organised, flexible and enthusiastic

Please note that we will only contact those candidates that we assess as suitable for the positions we have currently available based on their experience, training and skills that they identify. If you do not hear from us within 5 working days from your registration, please accept our apologies but we are unable to help you on this occasion.

Bucks and Berks Recruitment is an equal opportunities employment agency and employment business that is serious about its compliance with legislation. Bucks and Berks is acting as an Employment Agency in relationship to this role (if the vacancy is for a permanent position) or is acting as a Recruitment Business in relationship to this role (if the role is for a temporary position).