Redhat
Finance Assistant
Marketing Agency | Shoreditch, London | Hybrid (3 days in the office, 2 days WFH) | 30 – 35k
Assistant to support the Finance Controller with day-to-day financial operations and month-end processes.
You’ll play a key role in maintaining accurate financial records, processing and managing transactions, supporting payroll, and ensuring strong financial housekeeping across the business.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with experience as a Finance Assistant in a fast-paced environment who is looking to gain broad, hands-on exposure across multiple finance functions within a dynamic agency setting.
Responsibilities
- Accurately process and record all financial transactions, including invoices, payments, receipts, and journals
- Manage accounts payable, ensuring timely processing of supplier payments and invoice tracking
- Perform regular bank reconciliations to ensure financial accuracy
- Monitor and categorise company expenses, including card payments and receipts
- Assist in preparing monthly management accounts, journals, and balance sheet reconciliations
- Maintain the general ledger and ensure financial data is accurate and up to date
- Support cashflow monitoring and reporting to the Finance Controller
- Assist with WIP (Work in Progress) tracking and liaise with non-finance teams on project costs
- Support internal and external audits and wider compliance requirements
- Assist with finance system maintenance (including Paprika and Xero)
- Provide ad hoc support to the finance team as required
About You
- 2+ years’ experience in a bookkeeping or finance support role
- Experience in a marketing, media, or creative agency is highly desirable
- Strong knowledge of Xero (and ideally Paprika or similar agency finance tools)
- Confident handling bank reconciliations, AP, journals, and payroll support
- Strong attention to detail and high level of accuracy
- Excellent organisational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities
- Good understanding of UK accounting standards (VAT, payroll, basic tax compliance)
- Strong communication skills and a collaborative approach
- Proactive, hands-on, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
Benefits
- 24 days holiday per year
- Pension scheme
- Bonus scheme
- Vitality Health
- New business incentives scheme
- Annual summer & Christmas parties
- Team building & agency activities
- Discounts on local & national brands/businesses
Due to the large number of applicants we receive from web-based job advertisements, it is the policy of RedHat only to contact candidates that have the relevant skillset for our current portfolio of clients.
If you do not receive a reply you have not been successful this time but please do not hesitate to contact us again in the future.
To apply for this job please visit www.reed.co.uk.
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