Finance Assistant

Think Accountancy and Finance are delighted to be partnering with a well-established and highly regarded business in St Albans to recruit a Finance Assistant to join their team on an initial 9-month fixed term contract to directly support the Head of Finance. This role comes with so much verity, you will be working directly alongside an experienced Head of Finance, gaining exposure across a wide range of responsibilities whilst becoming an integral part of the team.Why this opportunity?You''ll be joining a long-standing finance team where knowledge is shared, development is encouraged and new ideas are valued. With many long standing members, its real reflection of the culture and environment they''ve built.Whilst this is a fixed-term contract, you''ll receive excellent exposure across finance, as well as other areas of the business, with the opportunity to develop skills in areas such as VAT, payroll and legal finance, even if you haven''t worked in those areas before.The RoleYou''ll become involved in the day-to-day finance, taking ownership of a varied workload including:Assisting with monthly management accounts and financial reportingPreparing profit and loss schedulesReconciling bank accounts and processing transfersMonitoring financial performance and reporting against fee targetsProcessing supplier invoices and maintaining accurate financial recordsSupporting VAT returns, payroll journals and pension reportingAssisting with budgeting and annual audit ..... full job details .....