Finance Assistant in St Albans

About Amthal Group: We are one of the nation’s trusted life safety and security partners. Our mission is to design, install, maintain & monitor electronic life safety and security systems. We deliver best in class levels of compliant protection with unrivalled customer experience and professional service. With over 25 years of trading, we have a well-established presence in the industry. Our vision is to scale a sustainable business through the continuous development and investment in our people; and this is where we need you...

About the role: The Finance Assistant plays a key role in supporting the finance team to deliver accurate financial information and maintain robust financial controls. The role is responsible for transactional processing, reconciliations, and administrative support to ensure the efficient day-to-day operation of the finance function. It also oversees billing activities, including the management of recurring invoices, and provides support to credit control as required.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure that all valuation submission invoices are in line with customer valuation orders.
• Manage recurring invoice schedules and process recurring billing in a timely manner, including chasing PO’s and providing regular updates with the status of older recurring.
• Work with the relevant Account managers to resolve recurring invoice queries.
• Support the Customer Success Team with attrition actions such as credits/re raising/recurring invoice adjustments.
• Manage customers and support/resolve billing disputes promptly.
• Assist in month-end close activities.
• Help maintain accurate financial records and audit trails.
• Process the monthly Direct Debit collection.
• Perform regular bank reconciliations.
• Process employee expense claims.
• Assist credit control as and when required.

About you

You have strong numerical and analytical skills, with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail. You’re comfortable using billing, finance systems and working with Excel or similar tools. You communicate clearly and professionally, both in writing and verbally. You’re organised, able to manage your workload effectively, and adaptable when priorities shift. You work well as part of a team and build positive relationships across the business. You’re proactive in identifying issues and confident in resolving or escalating them appropriately.

Why you would love to work with us

Our mission to scale our business is driven through the organic growth of our people, we achieve this by offering a supportive and flexible working environment where continuous investment and development will help you thrive. Join our team where your dedication and integrity will be recognised with opportunity and progression. Our success lies in creating a working environment where every individual is motivated to work together and exceed the expectations of our customers. We value our people and will support you to deliver on all aspects of our business with integrity and dedication.

What we offer

• A commitment to work life balance including a 9/10 day working fortnight.
• 25 days’ holiday, plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 35 days (1 extra day per annum, up to 30 days and an additional 5 day after 10 years’ service).
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme.
• Death in service insurance (x3 salary).
• Wellness & Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) 24-hour GP and mental health care support.
• Continuous Professional Development.
• Quarterly development check-ins with your line manager.
• A culture of recognition, including team member of the month award.
• Annual company conference day to share successes and strategic plans.