Financial Assistant

Global Study UK is an educational consultancy based in London, United Kingdom. We have twenty offices in seven countries – Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, the UAE, Uzbekistan, and the UK.

With over 150 staff and thousands of student applicants per year, we are proud to be the largest agency in the Middle East and North Africa region and currently boast a portfolio of over 100 institutional partners and providers across the UK and globally.

The main purpose of the job

The role of the Finance department is to provide a complete finance service to the whole of the company, addressing all issues of a financial nature and providing all relevant information to meet external and internal demands. These services may include, but are not limited to, any of the following: budget setting, reporting, and control, income management, financial reporting to external bodies, annual accounts preparation, and debt management.

Principal Duties/Tasks and responsibilities

· Update financial spreadsheets with daily transactions

· Track and reconcile bank statements

· Process tax payments

· Support monthly payroll and keep organized records

· Record accounts payable and accounts receivable

· Process invoices and follow up with clients, suppliers and partners as needed

· Work closely with the Finance Controller and senior management to ensure smooth operation of all finance matters

· Support the FC by inputting into sales and purchase ledgers from source documents

· Matching invoices to statements and purchase orders to invoices

· Input accounting data into the accounting system with speed and accuracy

· Assist in the production of financial statements and applications, preparation of spreadsheets, reports, and correspondence as required

· Plan, organise and manage own workload to ensure your contribution to the company’s monthly financial reporting process is achieved in a timely and accurate manner

· Ensure swift payment of invoices

· Resolution of finance-related queries

· Projects costs and support

· Assist with end of year preparation and procedures

· Provide financial support to team members

· Any other duties that may be deemed appropriate to this role

Requirements and skills

· Rights to work in the UK (settlement or pre-settlement status)

· Good knowledge of accounting and bookkeeping procedures

· Advanced MS Excel skills (creating spreadsheets and using financial functions)

· Familiarity with accounting software Sage is preferable.

· Organizational and time-management skills

· Attention to detail, with an ability to spot numerical errors

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: Up to £27,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• On-site parking

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus scheme
• Yearly bonus

Education:

• Bachelor's (preferred)

Work Location: In person