Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited
Location: Bristol
Assignment: 3-6 Months
Working Pattern: 4 Days Office-Based, 1 Day Working from Home
Sector: Private Sector
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
About the Role
A growing private sector organisation in Bristol is seeking an experienced Finance Administrator to join the team on a temporary basis for an initial 3-6 month assignment. This position will support the wider finance function with a range of transactional and administrative duties, helping to ensure the smooth running of day-to-day financial operations.This role would suit someone with strong administrative skills who enjoys working in a busy finance environment and is comfortable managing multiple priorities.
Key Responsibilities
- Processing supplier invoices and ensuring accurate coding
- Assisting with accounts payable and accounts receivable administration
- Raising purchase orders and matching invoices to orders
- Managing finance inboxes and responding to queries
- Reconciling statements and investigating discrepancies
- Processing expense claims and employee reimbursements
- Maintaining accurate financial records and filing systems
- Supporting month-end administration and reporting activities
- Assisting with bank reconciliations
- Updating finance systems with new supplier and customer information
- Chasing outstanding documentation and approvals
- Producing ad hoc reports for the Finance Manager
- Supporting wider finance projects and process improvements when required
Skills & Experience Required
- Previous experience in a Finance Administrator, Accounts Assistant or Finance Assistant role
- Strong understanding of finance administration processes
- Good attention to detail and accuracy
- Experience using finance systems such as Sage, Dynamics, Xero, Oracle, NetSuite or similar
- Confident user of Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables and VLOOKUPs
- Excellent organisational and communication skills
- Ability to work independently and meet deadlines
- AAT studies or equivalent experience would be advantageous
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