Financial Assistant - #2092600

Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation in Edinburgh, is currently looking to recruit a Finance Assistant for a up to 6 month contract on a rate of £15.50/hour (PAYE). This role will be hybrid based.

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 holders

- Provide support during internal and external audit reviews

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 both independently and as part of a team, whilst balancing a range of competing priorities

- Ability to work with minimal supervision; to plan and prioritise own workloads; and to meet deadlines

- 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

- Highly developed customer service skills, with a helpful, flexible attitude

- Understanding of the need for accuracy and attention to detail

- Proven expertise in using Microsoft 365, in particular Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and SharePoint

- Fast and accurate keyboard skills

- Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post

Desirable Skills:

- HNC in business administration

or

- SCQF Level 7 equivalence via Professional Development Awards; Higher Education Certificates; Modern Apprenticeships; and SVQs

- 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 supporting team meetings, webinars, events and/or conferences online

- Experience of working within a similar 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)

- Understanding of the application of GDPR to the storage and use of personal information and data privacy

- Ability to respond to confidential and sensitive situations with confidence and discretion, utilising tact, diplomacy, and persuasion skills when necessary

If you would like to hear more about this opportunity please get in touch.