Financial Planning Assistant

Adaptable Recruitment are working with a Liverpool based organisation who are looking to recruit an high calibre Financial Planning Assistant to join their vibrant team on a permanent basis .

Salary and Benefits

Up to £27000 depending on experience
37 hours a week
27 days + 8 bank holidays
Hybrid working on offer
Free Parking on site

Purpose of the role

To support the Financial Planning & Reporting Accountant with general processing and financial controls. To assist with general accountancy processing, including contracts database maintenance, sales allocations and credit control.

Contracts Maintenance

1. Preparation of annual organisational database for monitoring contractual income.
2. Maintenance of database in line with updates/changes to rates and terms.
3. Mapping the invoicing process for each of the organisation's key funders, including where funders operate online portals for billing.
4. Using contracts data to support the Financial Planning & Reporting Accountant with annual budget setting process.

Income Reconciliation & Allocation

1. Ensure sales invoicing in the finance system matches billing information on funder portals and investigate differences.
2. Allocate receipts from key funders in line with billing information
3. Maintain a log of unallocated differences and follow up with relevant funders/stakeholders.

Credit Control

1. Supporting the Financial Planning & Reporting Accountant with the preparation of regular aged debtors reports for the organisation, including assessment of key issues.
2. Investigating causes for non-payment of debts and chasing up with relevant commissioning bodies and customers.
3. Liaising with service managers, heads of service and other stakeholders to escalate credit control in line with organisational policy.

Various Finance Duties

1. Support the wider team to continually improve processes by looking for potential efficiencies and automation in own role.
2. Provide financial information to other members of the finance team and the wider organisation, when required.
3. To occasionally provide cover for other members of the team, during periods of annual leave or absence.

Skills and experience desired

This role would suit either a Finance graduate looking for their first role within Finance or an experienced Accounts Assistant who is looking for a new challenge. The successful candidate must be IT literate, have excellent communication skills and be able to prioritise and work to strict deadlines .