Expenses Assistant /Finance Assistant (Temporary)

Management Consultancy ¦ Battersea Bridge, London ¦ Temporary Contract ¦ Minimum 3 months

We are looking for an immediately available, detail-driven Finance Assistant to join our client’s finance team near Battersea Bridge on a temporary basis, with a minimum contract length of three months and the potential to extend.

This is an excellent opportunity to gain broad exposure across a busy consultancy finance function, from expense processing and client invoicing to month-end support and to make an immediate impact within a collaborative team.

Expenses Responsibilities

• Processing of expenses and matching to receipts in line with policy
• Preparation of the twice monthly UK expenses payment run and various international runs
• Posting correcting journals as required
• Credit card statement distribution and posting of transactions
• Administering currency advances and returns, processing the associated paperwork and transactions, along with ensuring sufficient currency stocks are in place
• Reconciliation of currency counts
• Posting currency receipts from currency provider
• Deal with queries from staff in relation to expenses, currency advances/returns
• Prepare and send monthly staff purchases report to payroll
• Assist with the testing of expense claim processing on new accounting software as and when required
• Undertake other ad hoc duties as may be required from time to time

Qualities and Skills required

• Previous experience of working in a high-volume expenses role.
• Previous exposure to multi-currency transactions
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage time and tasks efficiently
• Ability to manage sensitive and sometimes confidential information
• Experience of working in an international business
• Experience of working in a manual processing environment
• Ability to deal well under pressure.
• Able to build good relationships both internally with staff members and externally with suppliers
• Excellent written, numerical and verbal communication skills
• Good attention to detail
• Demonstrate initiative, self-motivation and a proactive approach to daily tasks
• Computer skills including typical accounting and office software including email Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Flexible attitude

Ready to apply?

If you're available and this sounds like the right opportunity, we'd love to hear from you. Submit your CV and we'll be in touch promptly.