Reporting To: Finance Manager
Department: Accounts
Location: Felixstowe
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Monday to Friday 9:00 – 17:30 (37.5hrs)

Job Summary: Main Duties/Responsibilities:

Finance assistant responsible for full oversight of both the sales and purchase ledgers, daily bank reconciliations, processing of the weekly driver payroll and preparation of weekly reports. The successful candidate would also be required to assist the finance manager with ad-hoc analysis and monthly, quarterly and annual processes.

Job offer/benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Company pension
• Holiday entitlement which increases with length of service
• Additional day off for your Birthday (after probation)
• Life assurance from day one
• Free 24-hour employee assistance program
• On-site parking
• Casual dress on Fridays
• Working hours of 0900 – 1730, Monday – Friday

Skills & Personal Attributes Required:

• Good communication and teamwork
• Attention to detail and excellent organisational skills
• Good Analytical skills
• Ability to build strong relationships with colleagues and external stakeholders, particularly those directly linked to the finance department.
• Passes in English & Maths
• Intermediate/Advanced excel skills (and proficient in the operation of other Microsoft programmes and accounting software)
• Experience in the transport sector preferable
• Accounting qualifications preferable • Preparation of weekly reports, analysis vehicle costs and weekly performance and presenting variance analysis
• Preparation and processing of weekly driver payroll on Sage 50 payroll
• Cashflow forecasting
• Update and maintain KPIs
• Assist with the preparation of monthly/quarterly management accounts.
• Assist with the preparation of annual budgets and forecasts.
• Bank reconciliations
• Assist with year-end audit process
• Supervision of sales ledger responsibilities including creating and monitoring new customer accounts, processing sales invoices and credit notes, monitoring credit limits and chasing outstanding debts.
• Supervision of purchase ledger responsibilities including the processing of purchase invoices and credit notes and, initiating accurate payments to suppliers and subcontractors.
• Supervision of fuel stock, obtaining quotes and placing bulk orders as required.
• Analyse monthly expenses and process through the accounting software.
• Ad-hoc analysis where required by management

Note, elements of these responsibilities will be carried out with the support of, or in support of other finance team members where appropriate.

From time to time, you may be required to assist the Finance Manager or carry out other financial duties as required by the company.