Financial Assistant

Job Description Overview

The Financial Assistant is required to provide support to the finance function with day-to-day tasks and the company's staff in order to enable ongoing business operations of a growing business. The business is a USA based company that operates globally within the risk management sector.

Principal tasks and functions

Prepare customer invoices
Process transactional data, by coding and categorising, receipts and invoices onto the ledgers in the companies accounting system (QuickBooks)
Reconcile supplier statements
Preparation of weekly and monthly payment runs ready for authorisation
Process employee expense reports
Reconciling of banks and card accounts on a frequent basis
Provide support to the finance and other functions of the business as and when required
Process customer payments
Assist with credit control

Competencies and Qualifications

Previous book-keeping experience essential
English fluency - written and spoken
Experience with accounting systems
Excellent working knowledge of Quickbooks
Use of Microsoft packages, predominantly Excel
Confident IT user
Good telephone manner
Good organizational skills
Ability to work well under pressure