Senior Finance Assistant

Senior Finance Assistant | Immediate Start | £300 – £340 per day (umbrella) | Remote | 3 – 6 Month Contract
 
My client is currently seeking an experienced Senior Finance Assistant to join their finance team on a 3 – 6 month contract. Following a recent transition from Sage to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, they require an experienced finance professional to support with outstanding allocations, reconciliations and payment matching, helping to bring key finance processes back up to date.
 
This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on finance professional who is highly organised, confident working with large volumes of financial data and has strong Excel skills. Experience with D365 Business Central would be highly advantageous.
 
Responsibilities

Work through outstanding finance allocations and reconciliations
Match invoices against payments and investigate discrepancies
Allocate payments and receipts accurately against customer accounts
Review and resolve outstanding items following the transition from Sage to D365 Business Central
Support with bringing credit control activity back up to date
Investigate account discrepancies and work with relevant stakeholders to resolve issues
Maintain accurate financial records and reconciliation schedules
Use Excel to analyse financial data and identify outstanding or incorrect transactions
Provide wider finance support as required during the system transition 
Skills

Previous experience in a Senior Finance Assistant, Accounts Assistant or similar finance role
Strong experience across reconciliations, payment allocation and invoice matching
Good understanding of customer accounts and credit control processes
Strong Excel skills and confidence working with financial data
Experience using D365 Business Central would be highly advantageous
Excellent attention to detail and a methodical approach to work
Comfortable investigating discrepancies and resolving outstanding issues
Able to work independently and hit the ground running 
Package

£300-£340 per day
3-6 month contract
Fully remote working
Immediate requirement
Opportunity to support a finance team through a significant systems transition
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed