Financial Officer

Description:

Financial Officer
Oldbury
Permanent
Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
Hybrid
£29,500 - £31,500 Per Annum

We are seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Financial Officer to support a busy finance team and wider organisation. This role is responsible for maintaining accurate financial records, processing financial transactions, and ensuring compliance with financial procedures and regulations.

The successful candidate will play an important part in delivering a high-performing finance function, providing excellent service to both internal stakeholders and external suppliers and customers.

Key Responsibilities

Process supplier invoices, purchase orders, and credit notes, ensuring appropriate approvals and supporting documentation are in place.
Raise sales invoices and maintain accurate customer records.
Create and maintain supplier and customer accounts, ensuring data accuracy.
Perform supplier statement reconciliations.
Manage aged debtor and aged creditor reconciliations, investigating and resolving outstanding balances.
Complete daily bank reconciliations.
Allocate receipts and payments accurately across customer and supplier accounts.
Investigate unmatched payments and receipts.
Manage and validate direct debit collections and payments.
Reconcile petty cash and company credit card transactions, ensuring supporting documentation is retained.
Maintain accurate financial records and nominal ledger coding.
Assist with weekly payment runs and month-end processes.
Identify accruals and prepayments for review by the Management Accountant.
Use Excel to analyse, reconcile, and report on financial information.
Manage the finance inbox and respond to payment-related queries.
Process, scan, and maintain financial documentation.
Update supplier and customer bank details in line with company procedures.
Handle confidential financial and personal information in accordance with GDPR requirements.
Support the wider finance team with ad hoc tasks as required.

Key Skills & Experience

AAT Level 4 qualified or equivalent finance/accounting knowledge.
Previous experience within a finance, accounts, or ledger environment.
Good understanding of accounting principles and financial controls.
Strong numerical, analytical, and reconciliation skills.
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
Ability to manage workloads and meet strict deadlines.
Experience using finance systems and accounting software.

This role would suit an experienced Accounts Assistant, Purchase Ledger Clerk, Sales Ledger Clerk, Finance Officer, or Ledger Accountant looking to take the next step in their finance career.

Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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