Finance Assistant

1 week ago

York, United Kingdom Fera Science Full time

**Join us as a Finance Assistant and make an invaluable contribution to our Food Safety & Biosecurity**

As an Accounts Payable Finance Assistant you will report to the Finance Manager within the team and will be responsible for delivering an accurate and efficient accounts payable function for Fera. You will be responsible for processing purchase invoices and payments accurately and timely.

We can consider Part Time (min 20 hrs) or Full time (37.5hrs) for this role.

**What you’ll be doing**:

- Ensuring all processes and controls are documented and followed, and that sufficient controls are operated to ensure integrity of data and safeguarding of company assets.
- Maintaining the AP ledger at supplier level.
- Allocation of payments on a daily basis.
- Dealing with Purchase Order queries.
- Reconciliation of supplier statements and liaising with suppliers as required.
- Liaising with Operational Managers to ensure payments align to business requirements.
- Ensure payments are processed in line with cashflow forecasting requirements.
- Supporting the overall finance function with finance admin tasks as required.
- Provision of regular and ad-hoc reporting as required.
- Support the audit process as necessary.

**What we’re looking for**:

- Ideally you will have experience in Accounts Payable or a similar role.
- You have experience of working within a finance function.
- The ability to work to tight deadlines and manage a high volume of transactions.
- Strong team working skills with the ability to work on your own initiative with minimum supervision.
- Effective interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to build sound working relationships.
- Highly organised and demonstratable use of standard IT packages such as Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
- Knowledge of ERP systems preferred, but not necessary.

**What’s in it for you?**
- ?25 days’ holiday (rising to 29) with the opportunity to buy extra leave.
- Flexible working hours, on-site gym, restaurant, and free parking
- The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice
- Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks and plenty more.
- Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle - from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology
- Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform
- Fera operates a LTIP ( Long Term Incentive Plan) under which all employees are awarded points towards shares in the Employee Benefits Trust on an annual basis. The Employee Benefits Trust holds shares on behalf of our employee, at the point of an equity event the shares will realise a cash value.

**What we hope you’ll do next**:
At Fera, we’re making the world a better, healthier and safer place. We’re a joint venture partnership between Bridgepoint and Defra and we’re working proactively to protect the world we live in and the food we eat. Our teams are investigating plant and bee health, crop protection and sustainable agriculture. Join us and discover better as you deliver world-class science for the future.

**+44 (0)300 100 0321

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