Finance Assistant

Position: Finance Assistant (Contract)
Finance Assistant

Leeds - Hybrid - 2 days in office per week

12 months contract

£16.41 ph PAYE

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Our client is a global leader in insurance, risk management and consulting services. They help businesses grow, communities thrive and people prosper. A culture driven by their people, over 40,000 strong, serving their clients with customized solutions that will protect them and fuel their futures. As a member of their global brokerage team, you'll help their clients address risk, protect assets and recover from losses

They are looking for a Finance Assistant to join their small Central Finance Team on a 12 month contract with the potential to convert to a permanent role. You will be working Monday to Friday, standard office hours with the occasional out of hours requirement in line with business needs. The role is hybrid working being in the office 2 days a week with the remainder of time working from home.

The Role

The Finance Assistant will join a small finance team, working directly with the Company Accountant and Head of Finance.

As Finance Assistant you will be responsible for the following:

Accounts receivable, daily banking and reconciliation functions
Collation of supplier invoices for payment
Working with the Company Accountant to ensure accurate and timely processing of day-to-day financial activities including bank and nominal ledger reconciliations
Supporting client take on and take off processes and monitoring monthly completion of staff timesheets within the time recording system
Working as part of the Central Finance team to ensure all recurring tasks are completed in a timely and professional manner

Your Skills and Experience

To be successful with your application, you would ideally have:

Previous experience working in a finance role
Excellent organisational skills, attention to detail and ability to work independently

Experience of using Microsoft Office, including Microsoft Teams, Outlook, Word and Excel
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
The ability to operate as a 'self-starter' and with minimal supervision whilst communicating clearly to the Central Finance team
A high level of integrity, be self-motivated, honest and diligent, with a strong attention to detail

Candidates must show evidence of the above in their CV to be considered.

Please be advised if you haven't heard from us within 48 hours then unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion, we may however keep your details on file for any suitable future vacancies and contact you.

We use generative AI tools to support our candidate screening process. This helps us ensure a fair, consistent, and efficient experience for all applicants. Rest assured, all final decisions are made by our hiring team, and your application will be reviewed with care and attention