At Ridge and Partners, we offer client care and proactive advice that very few, if any can match, offering a full multi-disciplinary service or standalone specialist technical services for projects in excess of £100 million in value, throughout the UK, across Europe and the rest of the World.
Due to significant business growth, organically and through acquisitions, we are looking for an accounts assistant to oversee the processing of business expense claims, and to support the wider Finance Team as workload demands.
Our culture is supportive, with our core values being Quality & Reliability; Proactive and Creative; Agile & Flexible; Entrepreneurial & Dynamic.
The successful applicant will have/be:
A positive and strong can do attitude
The ability to bring fresh ideas
Great communications skills, both verbally and written
Attention to detail
Team player
Role and Responsibilities
Working within the Finance Team and reporting to the Accounts Payable Manager:
Staff expense claims support
Reviewing staff expense claims to ensure that: The claim adheres to the business expense policy,
The correct coding has been applied to each claim so that the cost is correctly accounted for,
A receipt has been provided in support of the claim,
VAT has been correctly applied.
Providing oversight of claims in progress to ensure they are approved and processed with minimal delay, contacting team managers if approvals become overdue.
Providing feedback to staff where claims have been made in error and providing support to correct it.
Preparing the fortnightly payment run to ensure that all staff are paid within the business timeframes.
Supporting the business with queries arising and providing guidance on the policy.
Providing ad-hoc training to staff on how to submit claims.
Other tasks
To provide cover across the wider Finance team during peak periods and holiday cover as and when required.
The role will be well suited to someone who is keen to gain experience in wider finance disciplines and there will be opportunity to develop and progress within the business as it grows.
Experience and Skills Required
Essential
Good academic results to GCSE and preferably A-Level
Experience of working within an office environment undertaking administrative processes
A strong desire to ensure the business is supported and staff are reimbursed on time
A good working knowledge of excel
Desirable
Knowledge of Sage 200 and other relevant ERP systems such as Microsoft Dynamics, NetSuite
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