Finance Assistant

2 months ago


London, United Kingdom Fairfield School of Business Full time

**Fairfield School of Business (FSB)**, a private higher education provider founded in 2006 with campuses in London, Birmingham and Luton. We provide industry-relevant qualifications in business and healthcare management, in partnership with leading UK universities.

Our focus is to offer an open and inclusive learning and teaching environment for both students and staff. We are also committed to providing access to higher education to those who may not have formal qualifications, financial means or can commit to the schedule of a mainstream university.

We are currently seeking to recruit a Finance Assistant on a Full-time, permanent basis.

**Job purpose**:
Providing support to the Finance Department on finance-related tasks and overall administrative support to the department.

**Key responsibilities **(including but not limited to):

- To undertake book-keeping duties
- Input financial data into Excel spreadsheets
- Upload financial data into Sage software
- Reconcile student/supplier invoices
- Undertake other duties from time to time as may be reasonably required by the management of the College
- To utilise working hours effectively (during off term periods) you may be asked to help with different tasks in other department areas as directed by the Management
- Reconcile any discrepancies or errors identified by conversing with employees and/or clients
- Report any troubling discoveries or suspicion of wrongdoing to the proper authorities
- Assist the financial director in creating financial reports on a regular basis
- Adhere to the company’s or organisation’s financial policies and procedures
- Attend finance department and company-wide meetings, assisting with financial reporting to managers and senior executives
- Suggest changes or improvements to increase accuracy, efficiency and cost reductions

The post holder must respect the confidentiality of data stored electronically and by other means in line with the Data Protection Act 2018.

The above list is not exclusive or exhaustive and the post holder will be required to undertake such duties as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post. All members of staff are required to be professional, co-operative and flexible in line with the needs of the post, Department and College.

**Job requirements**:

- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Microsoft Excel - minimum “Intermediate Level” needed - to include pivot tables for cost reports and breakdowns
- Experience of basic VAT returns
- Self-starter and able to manage own workload
- Experience of purchase ledger
- Knowledge on Sage
- Management accounts - prior experience of producing accounts to at least trial balance level would be an advantage
- Ability to deal with occasional complex ad-hoc requests - must be comfortable with analysing information and putting into a suitable format
- Ability to work under pressure, manage a complex and varied workload, prioritise personal work schedules and work with minimum supervision
- Ability to deal sensitively with confidential issues

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Work Location: In person


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