Financial Assistant

3 days ago


Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom Austin Fraser Full time
Job Title: Financial Assistant

We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our Accounts team as a Financial Assistant.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

  • Bank Reconciliation: Reconciling bank accounts on a daily basis, ensuring accuracy and transparency in financial transactions.
  • Boat Sales and Purchases: Recording all boat sales and purchases on a weekly basis, maintaining up-to-date records and compliance with regulatory requirements.
  • Petty Cash Management: Reconciling petty cash and recording holidays and absence, assisting with monthly payroll and the Company pension scheme (NEST), as well as Fixed Asset record maintenance and reconciliation of prepayments, accruals, financial statements, and posting monthly journals, on a monthly basis.
  • Year-End Accounts Preparation: Recording annual stock take figures for year-end and assisting with the preparation of year-end accounts for external audit and statutory accounts preparation, on an annual basis.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Purchase Ledger Management: Posting all purchase invoices in the Purchase Ledger, ensuring accurate and timely processing of financial transactions.
  • Sales Ledger Management: Raising invoices for moorings, storage, workshop, and Chandlery monthly accounts, sending monthly statements and managing credit control, managing customer queries and payments both face-to-face and over the telephone, and liaising with transport drivers and customers regarding boat movements, in the Sales Ledger.
  • MS Excel Proficiency: Proficiency in MS Excel and other MS Office tools, utilizing these skills to analyze and present financial data effectively.

This role offers a range of benefits, including:

  • A company pension scheme;
  • Four weeks holiday, plus bank holidays;
  • A discretionary company bonus scheme;
  • On-site parking;
  • An Annual Personal Development Review.

The estimated salary for this position is £30,000 per annum. The location for this role is Colchester.



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