Vacancy Title: Finance Assistant
Vacancy Location: Ellesmere Port
Engagement Type: Full-Time, Fixed Term Contract (3-6 Months)
Your Company
Survitec are the world’s largest survival technology provider. For over 166 years, we have been protecting lives in the air, on land and at sea, through the design, manufacture, and servicing of Survival Technology.
Today, we are a global community of 3,000 professionals with presence in 96 countries partnering with our customers to provide innovative solutions that reduce risk and help keep you safe.
That's why the world's leading maritime, defence & government, energy and aerospace organisations trust us when it matters most and why we have been awarded the Silver Award by the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
Your New Role
Are you a Junior Finance Professional wanting to kick start their career in Finance? Are you a self-starter with great interpersonal skills and wanting to progress within a global business? Are you a Team Player with strong attention to detail and great analytical skills? We now need you!
Reporting into the Financial controller. You will be an integral part of our Finance team who support our global operations through the provision of financial management services including efficient and effective credit and collections services, cash flow forecasting, recording, and reporting of financial results.
What You Can Expect from the Role
Key Responsibilities and accountabilities:
1. Ensuring weekly processes are achieved in a timely manner and all queries are resolved.
2. Creating and updating spreadsheets of financial transactions and cash books.
3. Reformatting and uploading data into internal and external portals.
4. Working closely and responsibly with internal finance teams and external parties.
5. Maintaining accurate and comprehensive records including posting journals.
6. Identifying and initiating process improvements and efficiencies.
7. Supporting cash flow forecasting.
8. Working with internal and external auditors
The Experience, Qualifications and Skills You Will Have
Essential Criteria
9. Strong communication skills
10. Experience using or working with CSV and excel files
11. Strong analytical skills
12. Ability to learn quickly and adapt to new software & processes
13. Good organisational & time management skills
Desirable
14. Experience of a data centric environment
15. Administration experience within a finance environment
16. Bachelor’s degree within Finance
Why You Should Work for Us
17. 33 days holidays including public holidays
18. Working from home available
19. Additional day off to celebrate your birthday
20. Excellent enhanced maternity and paternity package
21. Training & Professional Development Opportunities
22. Employee Assistance Programme
23. Workplace Reward & Recognition scheme