Finance Assistant

**Finance Assistant, Part-time or Full-time.**£30-£35,000 (pro rata) + benefits. **The Role**: The Finance Assistant is a highly varied role working closely with the M.D and the Business Support Executive to oversee the finance and accounting function of this small, fast paced business. It may suit a Finance Assistant who isused to a high level of responsibility or a Finance Manager or Accountant who is keen to work in a small business.

The successful Finance Assistant (Finance Manager or Accountant) will be responsible for maintaining the accuracy and timeliness of financial information through accounting processes (bank reconciliation, preparation and posting of journals, reviewing itemsP&L, Balance Sheet etc). They will be confident utilising Accountancy software (Xero or similar) and will work with the external accountants to assist with the preparation of year end accounts. The successful Finance Assistant (Finance Manager or Accountant)will also enjoy involvement in a variety of business support tasks, such as quoting, ordering, credit control etc. as well as contributing to enhancing business processes, utilising technology where possible to streamline manual finance procedures. Supportingthe business through implementing efficiencies and continuous improvement you will be a highly valued and integral part of a small team, working to ensure service levels, customer experience and business performance is optimised.

**The Company**: aFinite is a leading IT Services company, based in Leeds City Centre (LS11), providing IT services to businesses across the UK and internationally. They have developed a reputation for providing expert, honest, proactive andcost-effective IT support and advice, and deliver a range of services for clients of all sizes, from ad hoc emergency support to fully managed support contracts.

Finance Assistant (Finance Manager or Accountant), **responsibilities**:

- Daily bank reconciliation, ensuring all costs and payments received are recorded accurately on Xero and that outstanding items are chased with team, suppliers and customers.
- Daily review/coding/publishing of items uploaded to Dext, ensuring they are correctly posted to Xero.
- Manage Purchase Orders and goods receipting (LightYear).
- Weekly review of P&L postings, ensuring accurate recording of sales and costs.
- Monthly accounting entries to include:
..Asset creation or disposal and posting monthly depreciation as appropriate.
- ..Monthly posting of wages journal using information from BrightPay and associated review of Balance Sheet to ensure correct payments have been made.
- ..Preparation and posting of monthly accruals and prepayments to ensure costs are matched to the period they relate to.
- Providing information to external accountants as required, to assist with the production of annual company accounts.
- Assist with the production of detailed monthly profit reporting (Excel).
- Support the MD and Business Support Executive with creating quotes, placing orders, invoicing, posting expenses, credit control and associated administration as required.
- Suggest and implement process improvements to benefit the business.
- Deliver exceptional levels of customer service to clients and internal staff.

Finance Assistant (Finance Manager or Accountant), **skills and experience required**:

- Excellent knowledge of Excel, MS Office and accounting systems (preferably Xero)
- Experience of monthly accounting processes and procedures.
- Customer service orientated with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Commercially astute and highly numerate, with the ability to work with data and interpret results.
- Thorough, accurate and quality focused with great attention to detail.
- A proactive and positive team player, self-motivated with the ability to work independently and the initiative to deliver results.
- Strong organisational and time management skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.
- Preferable but not essential, studying towards or qualified AAT, CIMA or similar