Financial Assistant

Job Title: Financial Accountants Assistant
Location: High Wycombe
Hours: 37 hours per week. Generally, 9-5 with 30 minutes (unpaid) for lunch and an earlier finish on Friday.
Salary: £15.00

Purpose of Job:

• To carry out financial accounting activities, including but not limited to:
• Prepare and process monthly accruals and prepayments.
• Maintenance and reconciliation of the fixed asset register.
• Process the depreciation of fixed assets.
• Support in the preparation of the year end accounts
• Support and cover the Financial Accountant
• Housekeeping of AP and AR ledgers
• Ensure AR and AP ledgers reconcile to control accounts at month end.
• Raising of purchase orders and sales invoices
• Regular review of open purchase orders
• Completion of returns for ONS (Office for National Statistics)
• Completion of requests for FOI (Freedom of Information)
• Assist in preparation of monthly balance sheet account reconciliations.
• Ensure University policies are implemented to provide an improved and cost effective service.
• Assist in coordination of all the audit schedules in conjunction with the Financial Accountant and FC
• Contribute to new ways of working between IT and Finance directorates

• Preparation of all monthly accruals and prepayments. Posting necessary journals and liaising with the Finance Business Partners on requirements.
• Raising of occasional purchase orders and Sales invoices.
• Carry out regular data input and processing to the asset register, ensuring that new assets, capital program items, WIP, impairments, disposals and category maintenance are all up-to-date and accurate. Reconcile the Asset Register to the General Ledger figures each month.
• Run the monthly depreciation for all assets for all companies. Reconcile the figures in terms of the depreciation itself and the subsequent asset reporting.
• Support the Financial Accountant in year-end
• Within the Financial Control team, provide cover when necessary for the Financial Accountant
• Prepare monthly reconciliations for multiple balance sheet accounts.
• Keep up-to-date with current accounting regulations, carry out research where necessary on the implication of new legislation. Be the go to technical person.
• Assist in the coordination of the audit
• Any other ad hoc tasks

• Proficiency in financial software and Microsoft Excel.
• A strong understanding of accounting principles and practices.
• Current role includes full processing of monthly prepayments and accruals.
• Excellent organisational and time-management skills.
• A proactive approach to problem-solving.