Robert Half
Finance Assistant
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Location: London (Hybrid/Remote)
Salary: £17/HR - £20/HR
Contract: Temporary contract, 3-4 week assignment
Start Date: ASAP
About the Role
Robert Half are supporting a leading organisation who are looking for a Contract Support Finance Assistant to join their team on a temporary basis. This role will provide operational finance support, with a strong focus on purchasing, billing, administration, and resolving supplier and internal queries.
The successful candidate will be highly organised, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing a high volume of requests while working to tight deadlines.
This opportunity would suit someone from an Accounts Payable, Finance Assistant, Purchase Ledger, or Contract Support background who enjoys a varied role combining finance processes and administration.
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Key Responsibilities
- Review and approve purchase requisitions (PRs) through Coupa where required
- Complete goods receiving activities within Coupa
- Support vendor invoice checking and resolution of invoice queries
- Follow up with suppliers and internal stakeholders on outstanding queries
- Monitor purchase order requirements and ensure requests are processed correctly
- Work with operational teams to ensure tickets requiring purchase orders have been raised appropriately
- Support controllable billing processes
- Raise purchase orders and liaise with procurement teams and suppliers
- Track purchasing activity from quotation stage through to completion and goods receipt
- Provide general administrative and operational finance support
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About You
The ideal candidate will have:
- Previous experience within Accounts Payable, Finance Assistant or Purchase Ledger
- Strong attention to detail and excellent accuracy
- Experience managing high volumes of requests and prioritising workload effectively
- Strong administration and organisational skills
- The ability to work independently and manage tasks with minimal supervision
- Excellent communication skills when dealing with suppliers and internal stakeholders
Working Arrangements
- Monday to Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm
- Fully remote working available after initial onboarding and training
- Candidates must be London-based and able to attend an office initially for equipment collection and training
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