Rutherford Cross is delighted to be supporting a reputable Scottish charity to recruit a Finance Assistant. The post-holder will provide support to the Head of Finance in relation to all financial matters. Key responsibilities include purchase ledger, sales ledger, reconciliation, reporting and banking.

Key Responsibilities:

• Purchase ledger – processing all purchase orders, invoices and expense claims ensuring that they are approved, coded accurately and uploaded to the system correctly
• Reconciling supplier statements to purchase ledger accounts
• Sales ledger – creating, coding and issuing sales invoices
• Processing all payments due to creditors on a weekly basis
• Investigating and resolving queries on Sales and Purchase Ledger as required
• Assessing the Purchase and Sales Ledger monthly
• Producing the suggested payment report of the finance and business operations manager before processing payments
• Reconciling payment cards including monthly statements and receipts with card holders for the relevant period
• Producing the suggested payment report of the finance and business operations manager before processing payments
• Preparing reconciliation reports for all bank and cash accounts monthly for review and authorisation by the Head of Finance
• Ad hoc assistance with the preparation of monthly/quarterly management accounts, the annual accounts and with the preparation and monitoring of the annual budgets

The Candidate:

• Experience of working in a similar role or a university degree in Accountancy
• Experience of XERO or other similar software
• Ability to effectively communicate with internal stakeholders to maintain effective working relationships
• Great attention to detail
• Strong team player, but also able to work on their own initiative
• Ability to demonstrate a methodical, organised, and flexible approach to work

This role will offer hybrid working opportunities, a salary of up to £25,000 and other benefits. For more information or a confidential discussion, please contact [email protected]