Summary: The role of Senior Finance Assistant involves providing interim support to the financial function of a national client in Southampton for a duration of 3 to 4 months. The position requires a skilled Accounting and Finance Supervisor to manage a small team and oversee various accounting tasks, with the potential for extension or a permanent role. The candidate should be detail-oriented and capable of working under tight deadlines while mentoring direct reports.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform double entry bookkeeping, prepayments, and accruals.
• Conduct control account reconciliations and maintain tidy trial balances.
• Manage a multi-company month-end close down process.
• Handle credit control, particularly within public sector clients.
• Utilize Sage Line 50 for accounting tasks.
• Employ intermediate Excel skills (VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables).

Key Skills:

• Strong experience in double entry bookkeeping and month-end close processes.
• Familiarity with Sage Line 50.
• Intermediate Excel skills.
• Experience in credit control, especially with public sector clients.
• Ability to work in the office at least 4-5 days a week.
• Qualified, Part Qualified or Qualified by Experience.

Salary (Rate): £25

City: Southampton

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: on-site

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: Mid-Level

Industry: Finance