Finance Assistant

4785803
  • Job type

    Permanent
  • Location

    London
  • Working Pattern

    Flexible Working,Full-time
  • Specialism

    Support
  • Industry

    Travel, Hospitality, Leisure & Tourism
  • Pay

    £32,000 - £36,000 DOE

Finance Assistant - Travel - London - £32k-£36k DOE

Your new company
You will work for an independent travel company who build travel experiences shaped by real local insight and a streamlined, design‑led approach. Every journey is built to feel effortless, personal, and quietly elevated without unnecessary excess.

Your new role
In this permanent Finance Assistant job you will work within a small finance team, reporting directly to and supporting the FD. You wll be the first point of contact in the finance team for multiple business stakeholders and external clients and undertake a broad range of responsibilities including:
  • End-to-end Accounts Payable including processing supplier invoices, preparation and execution of payment runs, supplier statement reconciliation, investigation and resolution of supplier queries.
  • Accounts Receivable - posting and allocation of receipts
  • Bank reconciliation (multi currency)
  • Balance sheet reconciliation
  • Intercompany reconciliation
  • Prepayments
  • Preparation of VAT returns (quarterly)
  • Monthly and adhoc reporting
  • Management of credit cards and petty cash
  • Assisting with month-end and year-end processes, including audit
This is a full-time, permanent job Monday-Friday, 9am-5:30pm

What you'll need to succeed
  • Recent, relevant experience working in a similar Finance Assistant/Assistant Accountant role with strong knowledge and practical experience in end-to-end Accounts Payable, bank reconciliation, and month-end support
  • Multi-currency experience (specifically GBP and USD)
  • A proactive nature, i.e. you will think ahead about what needs to be done rather than wait to be asked/instructed.
  • Excellent relationship building/maintaining skills, both internally and with clients/suppliers
  • Solid understanding of control/GL accounts, as well as AP and AR
  • Sage 50 experience advantageous (not essential)
  • Travel/tour/hospitality industry experience is advantageous (not essential)


What you'll get in return
  • Flexible working options are available with a hybrid working pattern of 3 days in the office and 2 from home each week.
  • Study support (following successful completion of probationary period)
  • Pension
  • Collaborative and supportive working environment
Please note that, unfortunately, visa sponsorship is unavailable for this position.

What you need to do now
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