Job Description:

Are you a Finance Assistant with experience of working within a busy finance function? If this sounds like you, we have a great opportunity for you!

Our client, a financial services business based in Edinburgh, is recruiting for a Finance Assistant to join the business on an initial 6-month contract.

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Ability to build real, meaningful relationships and influence when needed
• Strong systems aptitude, with advanced working knowledge of Excel
• Drive to understand processes and develop new skills
• Be able to build a knowledge of the business, that is then actively applied to the successful operation of finance systems, processes, and services
• Ability to manage your time effectively while maintaining a high-quality output
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and be confident communicating with senior stakeholders
• Experience of working within a busy finance team
• Ability to work to deadlines both as part of a team and using your own initiative

Core Responsibilities:

• General ledger, P&L and balance sheet reconciliations
• Monthly financial reporting packs at individual legal entity level
• Preparation of finance reporting ledger analysis in support of external reporting processes.
• Regulatory FCA reporting
• Corporate tax reporting and returns
• Finance planning and performance services including involvement with, and contribution to:
• Balance sheet run offs
• Detailed nominal ledger supplier / cost type analysis
• Population of actuals data into forecasting data and analysis workbooks
• Provision of adhoc general ledger sourced or linked information to stakeholders.

Core-Asset Consulting is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital/civil partner status or pregnancy.

Job reference: 13965

To apply for this vacancy applicants must be eligible to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.
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