Finance Reporting Assistant

Job description

Kinning Park, Glasgow
£35,000 per annum

Permanent | Full Time | Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm

Search are delighted to be recruiting for a Finance Reporting & Analysis Assistant to join an established and growing business based in Kinning Park, Glasgow.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with a background in finance who enjoys working with numbers, analysing data and producing accurate financial reports.

Working closely with the Finance Director and wider finance team, you will support financial reporting, budget monitoring, aged debt analysis and day to day finance activities.

This is a varied, hands on role that would suit an experienced Finance Assistant, Accounts Assistant or someone already working in a reporting or analytical finance position who is looking for a role with more exposure to financial analysis.

• Prepare and maintain financial reports, ensuring information is accurate and up to date.

• Analyse aged debt reports, investigate outstanding balances and highlight any discrepancies.

• Assist with quarterly budget reviews, comparing actual expenditure against budgets.

• Support the preparation of financial forecasts and budget reports.

• Use Excel to analyse financial information, identify trends and investigate variances.

• Prepare reports with clear commentary to help explain financial performance.

• Liaise with different departments to gather financial information and resolve queries.

• Support the Finance Director with reporting, analysis and general finance tasks.

• Assist with reconciliations, billing and sales processing when required.

• Maintain accurate financial records and support improvements to reporting processes.

We are looking for someone with a good understanding of finance who enjoys working with spreadsheets, investigating figures and producing reports.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Previous experience in a finance role, ideally involving reporting or analysis.

• Strong Excel skills and confidence working with financial data.

• Experience preparing reports, completing reconciliations or analysing financial information.

• An understanding of budgets, forecasting or variance analysis would be advantageous.

• Experience working with aged debt reports would be beneficial.

• Excellent attention to detail and strong numerical skills.

• Good communication skills and the confidence to work with colleagues across different departments.

• A proactive approach with the ability to manage their own workload.

• A willingness to support wider finance activities when required.

You do not need to be a qualified accountant for this position. We are particularly interested in candidates with practical finance experience, strong Excel skills and an analytical mindset.

• Salary of £35,000 per annum

• Private healthcare

• Salary sacrifice car scheme

• Bupa Employee Assistance Programme

• Additional day off for your birthday

• Monthly team events and staff activities

• Monthly early finish and dress down day

• Snacks and drinks provided

• Pool table in the breakout room

• Paid training

• Company pension

This is an excellent opportunity to join a friendly, established business offering a stable, permanent position with a varied workload and an attractive benefits package.

The role offers a great balance of financial reporting, analysis and general finance responsibilities, with the opportunity to work closely with an experienced Finance Director.

If you have a strong finance background, enjoy working with Excel and are looking for a position where you can put your analytical skills to good use, we would love to hear from you.

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Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age.

Reference 225784042