Job Description
Finance Assistant
Based: Hemel Hempstead, with hybrid working Type: Full-time Salary: Up to £35k Eligibility: You must be eligible to work in the UK
The Academia Group are a rapidly growing IT solutions provider, and we’re looking for a solid finance assistant to add value to the team.
Key Responsibilities
- Assisting in purchase ledger, including matching & posting invoices, managing credit notes and monthly reconciliation.
- Managing the queries relating to supplier accounts
- Managing finance mailbox
- Producing sales invoices
- Dealing with customer queries on a daily basis
- Assist credit control on outstanding queries
- Daily bank reconciliations
- Processing staff expenses
- Making payment runs/managing a direct debit system
- Reconciling Supplier statements
- Support the month-end close process including assisting with accruals and prepayments
- Perform balance sheet reconciliations and investigate variances
About you
- At least 2 years in a similar role
- Exceptional standards in quality of work
- Productive and efficient
- Excellent grasp of job-related knowledge
- Ability to work under pressure
- Establishes and maintain constructive working relationships and is a team player
- Enthusiastic communicator
- Deadline achiever
- Excellent time management
- Able to demonstrate drive and ambition
- Fulfil senior managers expectations and timely report back requested information
About Us
Academia Group is a leading UK IT solutions provider, specialising in technology for education, public sector and commercial clients.
Following recent growth and the acquisition of Smartdesc into the group, we are now entering a new phase focused on operational excellence, scalability and culture.
With a turnover of over £140m, 300+ staff and a target EBITDA of £6m+, we are building a unified, values-driven organisation that empowers people to perform at their best.
Benefits
- Gym membership contribution
- Health Cash Plan
- Increased annual leave with length of service
- Free annual leave on your birthday
- Length of service bonus
- Flexible working hours
- Hybrid working
- Free Will Writing service
- Life Insurance
- And much more!
