Finance Assistant

2 weeks ago


Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Lawson Fuses Full time

**Job Title: Finance Assistant**

**Business Area: Finance, Lawson Fuses Ltd**

**Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne**

**Job Purpose**

The AP-Finance Assistant is responsible for the documenting finance functions including accounts payables, payments, cashbook, reconciliations, general ledger transactions. Working within a small finance team.

**Job Context**

Lawson Fuses is a business that is going through a period of exciting change. The company has factory in India and UK and specialise in design, development, and manufacture of HRC low voltage fuses. Lawson Fuses are part of Lucy Group who are a diversified international group spanning several sectors including secondary power distribution, smart lighting, low voltage fuses, and real estate.

Lawson Fuses under the banner of Lucy Group is focusing on accelerated growth of its product line and subsequently the share of the market. The role of AP Finance Assistant is critical in documenting and reconciling supplier transactions, including payments, and overall transactional finance operations.

**Job Dimensions**

Deliver a transactional level Finance service to the business seeking to achieve value by proactive accounts payable management, accurate postings and efficient reporting.

**Key Accountabilities**

**These will include**:

- Day to Day responsibility for financial transactional processing. This includes supplier invoice input, cashbook postings, and supplier relationship management.
- To ensure that financial transactions are carried out in the timeliest and cost-effective manner, whilst adhering to group financial policies.
- Perform three-way matching PO/GRN/Invoices, resolve any issues identified
- Input supplier invoices daily, reconcile statements, and credit notes in line with supplier and internal expectations.
- Raising and allocating payments made, ensuring unallocated payments are reviewed and cleared in good time.
- Monitor supplier accounts and liaising with the business, highlighting due dates upcoming and payment profiles.
- Manage DPO (Days payables outstanding) within forecasted cash balances, resolve invoicing queries with appropriate department and suppliers
- Review aged AP, AR, Debit notes, Goods Received Not Invoiced, Purchase orders outstanding and clear where possible
- File and maintain appropriate finance records for audit purpose.
- To assist in month end procedures reporting/analysis for responsible areas.
- To undertake any other duties that may fall into the job criteria including providing holiday cover across the department.

**Qualifications, Experience and Skills**

**Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience**:

- Studying towards a Book-keeping &/or AAT qualification
- Ideally, with some background in recording finance transactions, preferably within an SME or owner managed business.
- Good understanding of Microsoft 365/D365.
- Working knowledge of excel spreadsheets

**Job Specific Skills**:

- Ability to make decisions within defined procedures and use initiative.
- High attention to detail and accuracy skills.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Extremely organised and a multi-tasker.
- Some background working with financial transactions and accounts maintenance.
- Experience in working with various Finance and ERP systems.

**Behavioral Competencies**:

- Driven by solutions with a positive approach.
- Determined & Motivated.
- Flexibility & creativity.
- Strong team player who is supportive and strives for success for themselves and their team.

**Values: Demonstrate and live by our values**:

- We support and respect each other.
- We collaborate.
- We continually improve.
- We ‘can do’.


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