Finance Assistant

Role Overview & Responsibilities

About Comera:

Comera Group is a small but rapidly growing international multi-disciplinary consultancy that provides solutions to protect, secure and develop our client’s health, safety, sustainability and financial wellbeing. We have a number of exciting brands and products within our group, and we want to tell people about them. We want like minded professionals to grow our team and help us achieve our goals.

Job Purpose:

Providing support and finance assistance to the Financial Director in an effective and efficient manner to ensure finances are accurate and up to date for multiple companies internally within Comera Group and externally with accountancy clients. You will be requesting goods, contacting suppliers, general purchase ledger duties, creating purchase plans and liaising closely with all departments and suppliers to ensure procurement requirements are met

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Effective financial management in relation to accounts payable and accounts receivable
• Accurate reporting and adhering to filing deadlines including CIS/payroll/VAT etc
• Project specific financial analysis and reconciliation including board reporting against budgets and targets on a monthly basis
• Other ad-hoc projects, including provision of support to the Finance Director, as and when required
• Daily reconciliation of online payments
• Raising, matching and recording purchase orders
• Purchase invoice processing and reconciling supplier statements
• Sales invoice generation and active credit control
• Checking and processing expense claims in line with company policy
• Monthly & Quarterly VAT return preparation, month end and year end journal postings
• Bank reconciliations.

Skill/ Qualification Requirements:

• AAT3 qualification or equivalent or proven experience in a similar role
• Previous experience in a similar financial environment
• A proactive approach and attention to detail are essential
• Proficiency using Sage or similar and Microsoft Office applications especially Excel
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Additional Skill/ Qualifications (non-essential):

• Experience in or the ability to pick up Xero & Quickbooks
• Experience in Construction would be advantageous as well as use of Eque2
• Experience of payroll software Moneysoft or similar would be advantageous
• Experience of CRM e.g. Zoho

The above job description is designed to give an overview of the tasks and responsibilities for this position, this list is not exhaustive, and the individual hired may be given other tasks associated to the above.

Comera Group will continue to evolve and grow over time to meet practice and market demands. The selected individual will be expected to embrace such changes and rise to the challenge of developing their skills over time.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £27,000.00-£32,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount
• Flexitime
• Referral programme
• Sick pay
• Store discount
• Wellness programme
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Flexitime
• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus scheme
• Performance bonus
• Yearly bonus

Application question(s):

• Do you have an AAT3 qualification or equivalent or proven experience in a similar role?
• Are you proficient using Sage or similar and Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel?

Work Location: Remote