Finance & Admin Assistant (Temp-perm) 30 HRs P/wk

**Main responsibilities of this Finance and Admin Assistant role will include**:
**Payroll**:

- Manage and process the payroll, by arranging the accurate and timely calculation of wages
- SSP & SMP
- HRMC - Balance and arrange payroll related payments to the HMRC, Attachment of Earnings, Healthsure and Pension Fund.
- File RTI.

**Pensions**:

- Liaise with the pension provider and complete relevant statutory returns.
- Create and maintain pension fund records

**Sales Ledger**:

- Raise accurate and timely invoices

**Purchase Leger**:

- Enter purchase invoices and maintain the ledger
- Ensure all payments are made on time
- Reconcile supplier accounts

**Credit Control**:

- Ensure aged debt is collected and managed appropriately, encouraging timely payments of client’s accounts

**Administration**:

- Support clients and visitors with financial enquiries
- Support customers managing their personal money as appropriate
- Manage safe contents
- Manage petty cash and any other cash monies in the home ensuring accurate records are kept at all times.
- Promote a warm and welcoming environment to residents, families and staff
- Demonstrate a positive and professional attitude both over the telephone and in person

**Management Accounting**:

- Assist the Head of Finance to produce the management accounts, budget and annual accounts

**Accounting Systems& Management Information**:

- Ensure competency with the Xero Accounting System: record all financial information; process all billing, process reconciliations & facilitate budget tracking; maintain purchase ledger & reconcile balance sheets accounts, including bank reconciliation
- Prepare and issue reports, ensuring any required information is provided in a timely manner
- Monitor agency utilisation on a weekly basis and produce a weekly utilisation report
- Reconcile petty cash and resident petty cash on a weekly basis

**Purchasing**:

- Work with the Management Team to develop an effective “just in time purchasing system & process” and ensure the effective maintenance of the process.
- Coordinate supplies ordering function within the home

The skills and experience required for this Finance and Admin Assistant will include:

- A good level of general education including GCSE Maths and English or equivalent
- Previous relevant experience in a similar Finance & Administration function
- Previous accounts experience - purchase ledger, credit control etc
- Strong commercial awareness and acumen
- Proficient MS Office skills
- Previous payroll software knowledge is essential
- Experience of Xero Accounting package would be highly desirable
- Excellent organisational skills, communication skills and enthusiasm are pre-requisites for the role
- Be able to take initiative and have a problem-solving approach

In return this role is offered on a Temp - Perm basis initially working 30 hour per week (Monday - Friday)

**Salary**: £12.25 per hour

Our client are looking for someone who is available to start immediately with all the skills and attributes listed above.

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**Job Types**: Part-time, Temp to perm
Contract length: 3 months
Part-time hours: 30 per week

**Salary**: £12.25 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Free parking

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

**Experience**:

- Accounting: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: One location