Finance Assistant
Core
Provide transactional support for accounts receivable & payables, full bank reconciliations, and month-end processes.
Role type
Finance Assistant
Builds
Monthly management accounts for group reporting
Domain
Life sciences / Healthcare
Required skills
Accounting routines, Xero, Excel (vlookups, sumif, pivot tables), Fixed assets register management, Journal preparation, Supplier payment processing, Internal audit procedures
Preferred skills
AAT qualification, Cost management, Budgetary controls
Technologies
Xero, Stripe, Online banking
Responsibilities
Ensure purchase order processing and purchase ledger functions are complete; Create supplier payments using online banking; Perform bank, credit card, and Stripe account reconciliations; Prepare and post journals (prepayments, accruals, month-end); Maintain fixed assets register; Assist in preparation of monthly management accounts; Investigate material cost variances; Review inventory quantities and perform internal audit procedures; Assist with month-end close processing.
Seniority
Junior, transactional support