Purchase and Finance Assistant

Purchase and Finance Assistant - 6-month contract Salary: £28,000 - £30,000

Based in Richmond

Hybrid - 4 days in the office, 1 day working from home

A global Hospitality/Construction Group within the health and well being sector based in Richmond is looking to recruit a Purchase and Finance Assistant to join their growing team. This role supports the AP Manager and general finance team with the current (10+) UK and global entities.

This is a 6-month contract initially with the possibility of the position going permanent.

Responsibilities:

• Administration of purchase ledgers for multiple entities (Capture and filing of invoices, loading to Concur for approval, uploading to Xero)
• Liaising with business users on any issues or problems
• Collate information for fortnightly supplier payment runs and checking and maintaining bank details
• Assist with monthly balance sheet reconciliations
• Assist with monthly travel reports to support invoicing
• Assist with the administration of Concur and Xero for employee data, new suppliers and project codes
• Review expense claims to ensure compliance with internal and external requirements.
• Ensure supplier onboarding processes are correctly followed
• General financial administration, including scanning and filing of incoming post
• Assist with implementing new processes and making changes to current ones to ensure the efficient running of accounts payable
• General financial administration for the team

Key skills and experience:

• Experience with Xero, SAP Concur or similar helpful
• Experienced Purchase Ledger who has experience dealing with multiple entities in the UK and globally
• Good Excel and IT skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Language skills (German or Romanian) an advantage but not essential
• Flexibility in a fast-changing environment and ability to adapt to changing requirements
• Finance qualifications including studying towards accounting qualifications at least close to completion of AAT ideally.

Benefits:

• 25 days holiday + Bank holidays
• Private healthcare
• Contributory pension + death in service 4 x salary
• Working in nice new offices in Richmond, close to the station.
• After 6 months' probation - the possibility of study package
• After 1 month of training the candidate will be able to work 1 day working from home and the rest in the office
• The opportunity to grow and develop in time

If you are able immediately, please apply now!!!

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