Finance Assistant

Finance Assistant

• Department: Business Support
• Employment Type: Full Time
• Location: Newmarket
• Reporting To: Caroline Blomfield
• Compensation: £25,000 - £30,000 / year

Description

Contract: Permanent
Location: Kentford, Newmarket
Salary: £25,000 - £30,000 per annum  About Us  SEED Environmental is one of the UK's leading providers of intelligent environmental and property incident response, remediation and restoration services for our insurance, commercial and public sector clients. We adopt an "Intelligent Solutions" approach, assessing and analysing every incident on its merits before implementing a unique response. As part of the Celnor Group, we maintain a family culture where everyone is welcoming, helpful, and open to ideas. We value giving people a voice and creating an environment where colleagues can thrive and develop their careers.  About the Role We are seeking a Finance Assistant to join our Finance Department, based in Kentford, Newmarket. Reporting to the Financial Controller, this role is essential in maintaining high standards of financial processing, reporting, credit control and communications within the department and the wider organisation. This is an excellent opportunity for someone to develop their finance career within a supportive and growing business, working alongside the Financial Controller and Assistant Management Accountant in a varied and challenging role.

Key Responsibilities

Sales Ledger

• Check sales invoices submitted by Operations for accuracy against client instructions
• Verify invoice format, VAT and costs are correct where possible
• Issue final pdf for Project Managers to send to clients
• Code and post invoices to the ledger (Sage or Xero)
• Daily batching of invoices raised
• Reconciliation of invoices to batches and aged debtors
• Update Finance and Invoice trackers in Excel
• Maintain Sales Ledger customer accounts records, opening new accounts
• Take credit card payments over the phone

 Credit Control

• Monitor and react to Credit Control mailbox communications
• Maintain records of credit control activities and conversations
• Send reminders to past-due debts
• Provide holiday cover for the Assistant Management Accountant

 Purchase Ledger

• Prepare payments through online banking portals
• Ensure accounts paid by Direct Debit have current and correct invoices
• Check and approve submitted credit card expenses
• Post expenses with receipts only

 Cashbook

• Bank cheques received
• Check and post receipts, allocating to relevant invoices
• Maintain bank reconciliations for multiple accounts in Excel and Sage 200
• Post non-supplier payments for Direct Debits to Purchase ledger and Nominal ledger

 Other Responsibilities

• Book-keeping for Republic of Ireland entity in Xero
• Assist with annual audit requirements
• Provide holiday cover for other team members
• Maintain, implement and suggest improvements to internal controls and procedures
• Support the Financial Controller with ad hoc requirements

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

Essential Requirements:

• AAT qualification or training
• Experience of Sage 200 and SICON WAP
• Experience of Xero accounting software
• Strong Excel skills
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills
• Ability to work as part of a team as well as being self-motivated
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail

  What We're Looking For: We seek a dedicated and detail-oriented individual who thrives in a dynamic finance environment. The successful candidate will have strong organisational skills, the ability to manage multiple tasks effectively, and a commitment to maintaining the highest standards of financial accuracy and compliance.

Salary And Benefits

We offer a competitive salary of £25,000 - £30,000 per annum and provide a comprehensive range of benefits including: 

• Holiday entitlement starting at 20 days, increasing with service up to 25 days plus bank holidays
• Company pension scheme
• Life insurance (2x annual salary)
• Enhanced sick pay and employee assistance programme

  SEED Environmental is an equal opportunities employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. To apply, please submit your CV and a covering letter explaining why you're the right fit for this role.