Finance Assistant
Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation in Edinburgh, is currently looking to recruit a Finance Assistant for an initial 6 month contract on an hourly rate of £13.20/hour.
Responsibilities:
– Process customer and supplier invoices
– Match invoices to purchase orders
– Assist with invoice queries
– Processing expenses
– Reconcile supplier statements
– Set up new customers and suppliers
– Provide assistance and advice to department budget
Essential Skills:
– Proven administrative experience within a multi-disciplinary business operations (ideally finance) environment
– Previous knowledge and/or experience in the transactional processing of supplier and/or customer invoices
– Evidence of time management skills, with the ability to work with minimal supervision; to plan and prioritise own workloads; and to meet deadlines
– Experience of working flexibly and collaboratively within a small, yet busy, team
– Flexible approach to learning and problem solving
– Commitment to personal and professional development
– Basic knowledge and understanding of core accounting principles
– Understanding of GDPR and data protection, plus appreciation of the need for discretion and confidentiality in the workplace
– High level customer service skills, with a helpful, flexible attitude
– Ability to deal professionally with enquires from internal and external customers at all levels, both verbally and in written form
– Proven expertise in using Microsoft 365, in particular Teams, Outlook, and Excel
– Understanding of the need for accuracy and attention to detail
– Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post
– Values driven approach to practice, aligned with core values
Desirable Skills:
– HNC in business administration
– or
– SCQF Level 7 equivalence via Professional Development Awards; Higher Education Certificates; Modern Apprenticeships; and SVQs
– Training and Development Accreditations gained within a finance environment
– Previous experience working in a finance role in at least two of the following areas: Sales Ledger; Purchase Ledger; Payroll; Treasury & Expenses
– Experience of matching invoices to purchase orders
– Experience of communicating complex and confidential information
– Experience of working within a Health, Social Care or educational environment
– Knowledge and experience of processing transactions on eFinancials and use of PECOS
– Advanced Excel knowledge and skills (e.g. VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables; and formulae)
Responsibilities:
– Process customer and supplier invoices
– Match invoices to purchase orders
– Assist with invoice queries
– Processing expenses
– Reconcile supplier statements
– Set up new customers and suppliers
– Provide assistance and advice to department budget
Essential Skills:
– Proven administrative experience within a multi-disciplinary business operations (ideally finance) environment
– Previous knowledge and/or experience in the transactional processing of supplier and/or customer invoices
– Evidence of time management skills, with the ability to work with minimal supervision; to plan and prioritise own workloads; and to meet deadlines
– Experience of working flexibly and collaboratively within a small, yet busy, team
– Flexible approach to learning and problem solving
– Commitment to personal and professional development
– Basic knowledge and understanding of core accounting principles
– Understanding of GDPR and data protection, plus appreciation of the need for discretion and confidentiality in the workplace
– High level customer service skills, with a helpful, flexible attitude
– Ability to deal professionally with enquires from internal and external customers at all levels, both verbally and in written form
– Proven expertise in using Microsoft 365, in particular Teams, Outlook, and Excel
– Understanding of the need for accuracy and attention to detail
– Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post
– Values driven approach to practice, aligned with core values
Desirable Skills:
– HNC in business administration
– or
– SCQF Level 7 equivalence via Professional Development Awards; Higher Education Certificates; Modern Apprenticeships; and SVQs
– Training and Development Accreditations gained within a finance environment
– Previous experience working in a finance role in at least two of the following areas: Sales Ledger; Purchase Ledger; Payroll; Treasury & Expenses
– Experience of matching invoices to purchase orders
– Experience of communicating complex and confidential information
– Experience of working within a Health, Social Care or educational environment
– Knowledge and experience of processing transactions on eFinancials and use of PECOS
– Advanced Excel knowledge and skills (e.g. VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables; and formulae)
