Senior Finance Assistant

Salary: £(phone number removed) + generous bonus, pension and benefits (28 days annual leave + BH); may be able to offer study support

Our client is a well-established, dynamic and highly profitable supplier of technology products and services to an impressive, international customer base.

They now seek to appoint a new member to the Finance Team as Senior Finance Assistant – the role will be varied and will suit someone who likes to be busy, is able to multitask and who takes a pro-active approach to work. The successful candidate will take the lead role on customer and supplier pricing, ensuring any changes are implemented, understood and clearly communicated to relevant stakeholders. They will also assist with monthly reconciliations and the annual audit process across the group.

The role:

• Management of customer and supplier pricing, to include ad hoc price changes, involvement in setting pricing for new products, maintenance and ongoing management of price books in sage and procurement platforms.  

• Be the Finance representative for bid and contract reviews within agreed financial approval limits, to include (but not limited to) reviewing pricing and gross margin decisions, along other contractual considerations of a financial nature. Challenging decision making as appropriate.  

• Assist in the preparation of accurate monthly management accounts in accordance with the agreed timetable, to include (but not limited to) gross margin analysis and deferred income reconciliations.

• Finance lead on monthly gross margin analysis, to include detailed analysis at project level of performance in month. Raising of queries for material deviation from expected profitability. Identify opportunities to improve profitability.

• Assist in producing regular reporting to analyse company performance.

• Assist with financial audit, to include preparation of year end schedules for financial audits, liaison with auditors and handling queries.

• Be the go-to systems expert for the area of responsibility, providing guidance and training as required.

• Ad hoc support to cover other team members, to include (but not limited to), assisting with processing of new customer accounts, SOPs and contracts and invoicing. Dealing with internal and external customer queries as appropriate.

Candidate Requirements:

• Previous experience of working in a similar role.
• AAT qualified, part qualified or qualified by experience.
• Ability to work in a timely and accurate manner, able to manage own workload ensuring that deadlines are met.
• Good communication skills at all levels within the organisation.
• Commercial Acumen.
• Experience of Sage 200 (or similar) and MS office.  
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information.
• Ability to adapt to a dynamic and rapidly changing business environment.
• A ‘can do’ attitude and a positive approach to change and actively looking to improve processes and procedures.

The position to be office based.

Full training will be provided on product, services and industry specifics.

If you’re interested in this exciting opportunity, apply now, with your CV, for immediate consideration.