Finance and Payroll Assistant- Birmingham Business Park
£22,000 - £24,000 + Pension, Bonus Scheme, Healthcare, Life Assurance
About our client
Already established as a trusted partner in the international market, our client has recently received further investment to drive a rapid expansion to an even wider market. This is a great opportunity for an experienced Finance professional to help continue to deliver their ambitious and challenging growth plans. You will be joining a client who promotes genuine investment in their people and one who champions a consultative and collaborative approach in everything they do.
Your role as Finance and Payroll Assistant will include:
Working under the supervision of an experienced Finance Manager your key focus will be to offer support to the Client Service and Finance functions. Supporting a growing client base and ensuring that all services are delivered in a smooth, efficient manner whilst continue to promote a first-class service every time. You will work in collaboration with your colleagues to achieve business success, typically your tasks will include:-
Payroll -
- Support the Payroll Lead in the delivery of global payroll and benefits administration by the completion of agreed tasks within timelines
- Assist with the processing of employee expenses
- Maintain a positive relationship with 3rd party Payroll, Pension and Benefit providers to ensure the smooth delivery of payroll.
- Respond to payroll queries within agreed SLA’s, monitor and escalate queries which have not been responded to within agreed SLA’s
- Input and support the preparation of relevant weekly, monthly, quarterly and year-end reports
- Support all internal and external audits related to payroll
Finance -
- Assist in general ledger postings
- Set up payroll payments in the bank ready for authorisation
- Create inter-company invoices and recharges
- Answer queries from customers and suppliers
- Balance sheet reconciliations
- Creating draft sales invoices for authorisation
- Post approved purchase invoices and schedule for payment
Key attributes our client is looking for in you:
Our client is keen to speak with experienced Finance professionals who have previous experience of working in a very "Customer-focused" finance function. Experience of working with General Ledger postings, Balance Sheet Reconciliations and AP/AR ledgers will be put to good use here. The role would be ideally suited to someone who is working towards the latter stages/or fully qualified AAT (or equivalent). Previous experience of working with payroll software packages would be highly desirable as would any experience of working with overseas payrolls. Other key personal skills that will be welcomed include:-
- A strong ability to build solid relationships
- A high level of self-motivation with a positive and proactive approach
- An ability to manage and prioritise different tasks
- A passion for detail, the ability to deliver accuracy and quality in all tasks
- Strong analytical, written and oral communication skills
What's on offer for you as a Finance/Payroll Assistant
In addition to an attractive salary, our client is offering a great range of benefits that include Private Health Insurance, Bonus Scheme, Life Assurance, Pension scheme, Gym Memberships and a 9-5 working day. Like many other clients, they have adopted a more agile framework during covid that has resulted in a mixture of home and office working. It is the companies intention to continue this flexibility beyond the pandemic too.
With the recent backing of further investment, this is a fantastic time to get on board with our client. It's bound to be an exciting and challenging journey ahead but one that will be very rewarding and satisfying to be able to play a part in.
Sound appealing, if there is anything you wish to discuss this opportunity before applying, please feel free to drop us a call first.
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