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Role: Finance/Accounts Payable Assistant
Sector: Marcoms
Location: London
Hybrid: 3 days per week in office, (Tues/Weds/Thurs)
Salary: £30,000 - £35,000
Reporting to: Financial Controller
Ref: VFR 3310
VisionFR is delighted to be partnering with a well-established, fast-growing marketing and communications agency, known for producing culturally-led, insight-driven campaigns for a range of high-profile international brands. With a collaborative, entrepreneurial culture and a strong track record of developing people internally, they’re now looking to bring in a proactive, detail-focused Finance Assistant to support their growing finance function.
This role is a great opportunity for a numerate, organised finance professional to join a busy agency finance team, taking ownership of day-to-day bookkeeping and transactional finance while supporting the wider month-end process. Reporting to the Financial Controller, you’ll play a key role in keeping financial records accurate and up to date, with genuine scope to progress as the business continues to grow.
Key Responsibilities
- Processing day-to-day financial transactions, including invoices, payments, receipts and journal entries
- Managing the accounts payable function, ensuring supplier payments run on time and outstanding invoices are chased promptly
- Carrying out regular bank reconciliations to keep financial records aligned with bank statements
- Reviewing and categorising business expenses, including receipts and card payments, to keep spend within budget
- Supporting month-end close, including assisting with monthly accounts, journals and balance sheet reconciliations
- Helping maintain the general ledger so financial data stays accurate and current
- Assisting with compliance requirements and supporting internal and external audits
- Feeding accurate, timely information into wider cashflow reporting
- Liaising with colleagues outside finance on project cost tracking (WIP)
- Picking up ad hoc finance projects and tasks as they arise
- Supporting the upkeep and administration of the finance system
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Requirements
The successful Finance Operations AR Assistant will have:
- Solid bookkeeping experience
- Experience working in a marketing, media or creative agency setting
- Accountancy software experience with preferably Paprika and Xero
- Excellent attention to detail and a high level of accuracy across financial records
- Strong organisational skills, with the ability to juggle multiple tasks and deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- A confident grasp of financial transactions and reconciliations
- Strong communication skills, comfortable liaising with colleagues and external contacts alike
- Working knowledge of UK accounting standards, including VAT, payroll and tax compliance
- A proactive, resourceful approach to spotting and resolving financial discrepancies
- A collaborative, team-first attitude and willingness to pitch in wherever needed
- 2+ years' experience in a similar finance role; agency or creative industry background helpful but not essential


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