Finance Assistant

Elevation Accountancy and Finance are delighted to be working with a fantastic business in Leeds as they look to recruit a Finance Assistant into their team on a full time, permanent basis.

They are ideally looking for someone wanting to study either ACCA/CIMA and will definitely provide training for the right person.

Duties and Responsibilities:

- Pulling together management packs
- Month end preparation including journal processing, accruals, prepayments, balance sheet reconciliations, P&L Analysis, balance sheet analysis
- Production of weekly reports to a high standard and within agreed timeframes
- Participation in the budgeting and forecast process
- Management of the sales / purchase ledgers
- Other adhoc finance duties

Hours: 8.30am – 5.30pm, Monday to Friday  (Office Based)

Type: Permanent/ Full-time

Experience

• Intermediate / Advanced knowledge of Excel.
• Demonstrate an ability to operate in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to analyse and evaluate data and information and use this to take appropriate action.
• Excellent planning and organisation skills with the ability to manage conflicting priorities and meet tight deadlines.
• Assertive and confident and able to quickly build a high level of personal and professional credibility within the business, demonstrating strong commercial and financial acumen.
• Ability to build strong relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders, influencing and negotiating at all levels.
• Work effectively in collaboration cross-functionally to achieve shared goals and deliver business objectives.
• A flexible outlook with the ability to use problem solving skills and ‘outside the box’ thinking.
• Introduces creative business solutions and innovative ideas to take the business forward.
• Ability to explain and present complex and / or technical issues clearly, accurately and simply.
• Intermediate I.T. skills

Benefits include: 25 days holiday + bank holidays, full CIMA/ACCA study support, early finishes Friday + much more!

If this role looks of interest then please apply today!!