Senior Early Talent Recruitment Advisor
Moore Kingston Smith
Finance Assistant
Guy's & St Thomas' Foundation
full-time
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Origin: • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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💰 £27,100 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- We are looking for a permanent Finance Assistant to join our Finance team. The team is vital to the Foundation’s ability to make an impact and improve health in Lambeth and Southwark. This role will be primarily responsible for maintaining supplier records, processing invoices and expenses, supporting payment runs, and managing transaction data within the finance system. The role provides critical support to ensure accurate, timely, and high-quality financial processing. Our team is engaging, collaborative, and highly motivated.
- - Maintain supplier records including validating and updating bank details, contact information, and remittance addresses.
- - Monitor the Finance Department mailbox and in-tray, responding and redirecting queries as appropriate.
- - Process financial transactions including supplier invoices and staff/credit card expense claims in accordance with agreed processes and deadlines.
- - Support preparation and batching of weekly and ad-hoc payment runs, ensuring proper documentation is attached and ready for approval.
- - Complete bank reconciliations and assist in routine reconciliations of supplier accounts, and other control accounts under the guidance of the Senior Finance Assistant.
- - Maintain accurate and organised filing (electronic and paper) for all processed work.
- - Assist with audit and reporting tasks by retrieving and preparing documentation as required.
- - Provide cover and support across other transactional processes during peak times or absences.
Requirements
- Basic to intermediate Excel skills (Essential)
- Good understanding of bookkeeping and accounting principles (Essential)
- Experience with finance software (Desirable) – ideally Access Financials
- Salesforce experience (Desirable)
- High attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy
- Strong planning and organisational skills, with ability to manage deadlines and multitask
- Effective communicator with good interpersonal skills
- Adaptable, proactive, and a self-starter
- Team player who can support cross-functional collaboration
- Eager to learn and contribute to continuous improvement of finance processes
