Finance Assistant

Colchester - hybrid 2/3 days per week in office

£30,000

Prescient Group is partnered with a well-established and highly respected construction multidisciplinary consultancy, with offices throughout the UK. We are recruiting an experienced Finance Assistant to join the highly professional and welcoming team.

The company is award-winning and is driven by the values that are at the core of all decisions. The firm has growth plans over the next few years, so it’s a great time to join.

We are recruiting for an experienced Finance Assistant to join a leading practice in Colchester on a hybrid basis (2-3 days in the office, some flexibility to working hours).

You will be working in a consultancy company that is driven by quality of service and high standards for details. From day one, you will receive full support, training, and coaching from an existing supportive team.

The role will be responsible for maintaining an efficient and accurate accounting function with particular emphasis on providing Payroll services and the maintaining the AP function.

Key duties include:

• Process monthly payroll of 270 staff and all activities that come with this.
• Be comfortable with Sage 50 accounts & Payroll.
• Own the accounts’ payable function including managing payment of outstanding debts, contacting suppliers for information, and maintaining records of all communications.
• Resolve supplier queries in an efficient manner to minimise short/late payments.
• Be proactive in reducing aged balances and finding solutions to resolve non-payment issues.
• Provide support for other areas within the finance team, which may include analysing and processing of credit card payments for all offices, providing analysis of overhead expenditure to office managers and other budget holders, setting up new staff members.
• Provide cover for posting receipts and bank reconciliations during holiday periods.

Essential skills, experience, and attributes…

• Familiar with Sage 50 accounts & payroll
• Proficient in MS office - Excel, Word & Outlook.
• Three years’ relevant work experience.
• Manager database experience. Advantageous, but not essential.

Benefits…

• Great office team building events and fully expensed seasonal social events.
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth in a supportive environment.
• Competitive Company Pension Scheme.
• Opportunities for flexible working - we understand a work life balance helps us all.
• Cycle to work Scheme.
• Employee Referral Scheme.
• Health cash plan scheme.
• Generous holiday entitlement with long service recognition and festive shutdown.
• Early Finish incentives when the Practice targets are hit.

Please contact Joel or Emma at Prescient Group for more information

If you meet the criteria above, send us your CV. We receive a large number of applications so if you do not hear back within 7 days consider your application unsuccessful this time. We will keep a copy of your details on file for future vacancies.