Finance Assistant
Up to £30,000
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire (Hybrid Working)

Elevation Recruitment Group are searching for a career driven and ambitious Finance Assistant to join one of the largest construction businesses in the UK.

This is an exciting opportunity to work for a FTSE 100 listed business, reporting directly into the Finance Manager and taking ownership of transactional processing whilst benefiting from mentoring on month end, forecasting, budgeting, and analysis.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage the finance mailbox and respond to queries promptly
• Collaborate with the Accounts Clerk to monitor the invoices mailbox and handle queries efficiently
• Process payments ensuring required approvals are in place
• Record transactions in various ledgers including the Cash Book, General Ledger, Purchase Ledger, and Sales Ledger
• Update the Advances spreadsheet and process related transactions
• Perform bank reconciliations and prepare VAT return submissions
• Ensure financial accuracy through monthly ledger reviews and balance sheet reconciliations
• Enter and reconcile site data
• Maintain and update the schedule of sites for transfer to regional business units and initiate transfers as needed
• Analyse financial data related to option write-offs, abortive spend, sundry spend, and pre-acquisition spend
• Update the redundant asset portfolio schedule each month
• Assist the Finance Manager with monthly reporting
• Assist in preparing JV statutory accounts
• Support the preparation and consolidation of regional forecasts and budget

What's On Offer:

• Hybrid working (3 days in office/flexible)
• Study support following probation
• Life assurance
• Up to 5% annual bonus