Finance Assistant in Cambridgeshire

Location: Cambridge
Salary: Hidden
Recruiter: SRG
Job Hours: Full-time

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Finance Assistant

Cambridge

Temporary Contract (initially 3-6 months)

Hybrid

SRG are delighted to be supporting a Cambridge based biotech company to source a finance assistant to join the team, initially on a 3-6 month basis.

Responsibilities:

  • Primarily processing incoming purchase invoices through monitoring of accounts payable mailbox for UK and US entities
  • Establishing and maintaining relationships with new and existing vendors.
  • Ensuring bills are paid in a timely and accurate manner while adhering to departmental procedures.
  • Processing employee expense claims in accordance with Company travel and expenses policy, allocation of credit cards payments and reconciliation of monthly statements.
  • Preparing weekly payment runs and liaising with Team Lead on cash requirements (GBP & USD), matching supplier payments and reconciling supplier accounts.
  • Processing transactions and performing accounting duties such as account maintenance, recording entries and reconciling books of accounts.
  • Support the wider Finance team with month end activities.
  • Support in ad-hoc compliance and finance related requests and projects.



    • Requirements:

    Essential

  • Practical skills experience with 3+ years in the accounts payable function.
  • Strong understanding of accounts payable and accounting principles.
  • Strong proficiency in Excel and other MSOffice applications.
  • Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
  • Demonstrable ability to prioritise, handle multiple tasks and manage deadlines.
  • Experience of liaising with internal departments and strong supplier relations and management.



    • Desirable

  • Xero Experience
  • Experience of the bio-tech sector
  • Experience working for a US company



    • Qualifications

  • Relevant accounting qualifications e.g. AAT/CIMA



    • If you are interest in applying, then please use an updated copy of your CV in word or alternatively reach out to Paige Keenan for more information:

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