Finance assistant

Job Title: Finance Assistant Type of Business: Public Sector Location: Remote - Ideally located close to London, Leeds, Manchester or Newcastle and willing to attend office 1-2 days a week Hourly Rate: GBP11.44 - GBP12.45 depending on experience Start Date: ASAP Length of Contract: Initially 3 months Hours: 37.5 GI Group are now seeking to appoint a Finance Assistant to our Public Sector client. The Finance Assistant will support the work of the Transacting team within the wider Financial Systems and Services team in providing robust financial controls across a large organisation. The post holder will be expected to communicate effectively with all stakeholders. Main Duties of the Finance Assistant: Be responsible for ensuring invoice workflows both PO and Non-PO are cleared regularly, and queries are resolved promptly. Be the main point of contact for invoice queries from both stakeholders and regional Finance Teams and ensuring the queries are dealt with promptly and seen through to resolution. Undertake a narrow range of additional housekeeping tasks across all teams on a task type basis to ensure that the ledger and payment mechanisms are maintained in a timely manner. Ensure a high level of service is provided to the wider teams and suppliers with any PO related queries and invoices on hold determining the correct course of action to progress the invoices for payment. Manage key suppliers, monitor potential issues and ensure the business is supported to resolve to enable prompt payment. Develop excellent working relationships so that a high-quality service is provided to internal staff and management and also external stakeholders. Analyse a range of financial information using a variety of analytical skills. Deal with routine enquiries in a pleasant and helpful manner, communicating relevant information to stakeholders, referring to others as appropriate. Answer routine telephone calls, taking messages and passing on information accurately to the relevant departments/person. Role Requirements: Good level of education to at least #39;A #39; level / NVQ Level 3 and or equivalent experience. Previous experience of working in an administrative environment using computerised data systems. Experience of working in a health care environment. Knowledge of Microsoft Office including Word and Excel. Clear communicator with good writing, data entry and telephone skills ensuring accuracy. Problem solving skills - ability to work in a fast-paced environment. Able to work on own initiative, organising and prioritising own workload to set deadlines. Hiring Contact: Laura Vieira Agency: GI Group If you would like any further information about any vacancies before applying, please feel free to contact