On behalf of our client, we are seeking to recruit a Finance Assistant on an initial 8 -month contract. The Finance Assistant you will support the Financial controller in transacting, understanding and analysing operational cost, along with completing support tasks for the subsidiary; including support to payroll accounting, billing processes, treasury processes, accruals and allocation of costs.
Role: Finance Assistant
Pay: 32 per hour Via Umbrella
Location: Brize Norton
Contract: Monday - Friday 35 hours per week, 8 months
IR35 Status: Inside
Security Clearance: BPSS
Responsibilities
- Maintain cost, revenue and cash forecast for the entire business entity/business function
- Work with operational teams to forecast resource plans and cost impact
- Help record and evaluate risks or opportunities
- Assist in regular OP and FC process
- Act as a liaison for managers in understanding and controlling operational costs
- Input and advise on external costs and internal resources
- Liaison with procurement team to ensure correct evaluation of open commitment and timely recognition of cost
- Provide analysis and support to financial performance reporting
- Track actual costs and revenue allocation - understand, review and be able to instruct journals and posting to the back office team to ensure accurate booking of cost, allocations and revenues. Be able to explain variances.
- Produce meaningful analytics to support local operational management
- Present to local management and Military Services programme customers independently
- Assist with single resource reporting requirements
- Ensure operational spend is in line with contractual and single sourcing roles
- Ad-hoc reporting for MOD and other UK Government agencies
- Work closely with TFEU teams to coordinate end of month closing activities such as periodic postings, accruals, sales reserves
- To provide support the invoicing process to internal and external customers
Essential Skills:
- Level 3 qualification in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
- AAT Level 3 or equivalent accounting qualification is desirable.
- GCSE Maths and English at Grade C/4 or above, or equivalent.
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills with the ability to analyse and manipulate financial data.
- Sound understanding of fundamental accounting principles, including accruals, journals, cost allocation, revenue, reconciliations and variance analysis.
- Previous experience within a finance, accounting, cost control or financial analysis environment.
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