Finance Assistant AAT

Title : Finance Assistant Hours: We can consider 30 to 37.Location : Hybrid Birlinn Limited is one of Scotland’s leading independent publishers, based in Edinburgh and publish Scottish interest, literary, sports, children and academic titles. Compass Independent Publishing Services Limited (CIPS Ltd) is a sales agency selling titles from a range of publishers into bookshops across the UK and Irish market and is also administered from Edinburgh. An opportunity has arisen within Birlinn Limited for a Finance and Administration Assistant a role which also provides financial support to Compass Independent Publishing Services Limited. This is a role for a Finance Assistant at Birlinn Limited located in the central Edinburgh Area. The Finance Assistant will be responsible for tasks such as analysing financial data, processing and managing invoices, handling finance-related responsibilities, and communicating effectively with team members and external stakeholders. Accounting # Processing and maintenance of Sales and Purchase ledger invoices # Credit control # Banking & cashflow maintenance, including monthly bank reconciliations # Assist preparation and reconciliation of quarterly VAT returns # Assist preparation of accounts information for annual financial statements and tax return # Events cash administration and reconciliation # Project costing preparation and review # Expense processing & analysis First point of contact for all finance queries # Maintaining accounting files # Document copying / scanning # Confident with MS Office, with strong Excel skills # Basic accounting knowledge with ability to calculate and interpret financial information # Bookkeeping experience and a solid understanding of accountancy and the finance function ~ Experience with Sage 50 or other financial software and tools ~