Finance Assistant in London

About Emperor

Emperor is a leading, full service corporate communications agency. Proudly independent and with a long heritage of nearly 30 years, we are well known in the world of reporting but now in London over 50% of our work is in other areas. These include brand, employee engagement, campaigns, digital (including websites) and moving image and content production. We have a wide range of mainly B2B clients – ranging from large FTSE 100 clients to smaller clients such as regional law firms.

What makes Emperor a great place to work springs from the fact that we are employee-owned. This means employees have a strong voice in how we are run. We have retained our commitment to hybrid working and flexible working hours. Our culture is fair and based on trust, with a good work and home balance.

The role

The Finance Intern will support the finance and digital support teams with day-to-day operational and administrative tasks. This role offers hands-on experience across invoicing, expense processing and data analysis, providing excellent exposure to the commercial and operational workings of Emperor.

What you’ll be doing in this role:

• Review and finalise client invoices for a designated office, ensuring accuracy and timely delivery to clients.
• Monitor invoicing queries and liaise with internal teams to resolve discrepancies in an organised manner.
• Process and review employee expenses, resolving queries from individuals across the business.
• Gain exposure to and experience across the finance function to be able to support the wider team where required.
• Raise purchase orders for approval by management.

Digital & Administrative Support:

• Provide administrative support to the digital function, including but not limited to the monthly billing of support & hosting clients as contracts fall due.
• Process monthly credit card claims for the digital team in line with company policy, ensuring costs are accurately recorded and sufficient supporting documentation is held on file.

Other:

• Assist with basic financial and operational data analysis.
• Support the wider finance team with ad-hoc tasks and projects as required.
• Assist on information requests during the group annual audit.

Skills & Experience:

• Prior experience working in a finance team preferable, but not essential.
• Currently studying towards (or recently completed) a degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or a related field.
• Strong attention to detail and high levels of accuracy.
• Confident with Excel and basic data analysis.
• Well-organised with the ability to manage multiple tasks.

Personal Attributes:

• Proactive and willing to get stuck into new tasks.
• Engaging and able to build effective working relationships.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
• Able to take initiative and work independently when needed.
• Professional, reliable, and discreet when handling confidential information.

What Emperor Offers:

• Practical, hands-on finance experience in a growing organisation.
• Exposure to finance, digital and commercial operations.
• Mentorship and development from an experienced finance team.
• A collaborative and supportive working environment.

Next Steps

If you are successfully shortlisted for the role, the recruitment team will be in touch via email, and the process will begin from there. We endeavour to contact you within 5 working days of your application, however, this may vary depending on the volume of applications we receive.

Good Luck!

As an employer, we are committed to ensuring the representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other aspect which makes them unique. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply and would encourage you to let us know if there are steps we can take to ensure that your recruitment process enables you to present yourself in a way that makes you comfortable.