Finance Assistant (part-time, 3 days per week)
Location: London (On-site)
Contract: 3-months initially, potential extension or temp-to-perm
Rate: £150 - £175 per day (Inside IR35, via umbrella company)
Start: Immediate
Role Overview
Our client is a global network of best-in-class creative and communications agencies, crafting standout brand experiences for some of the world's most recognisable names across the luxury and lifestyle sectors.
To support recent growth, they are looking for a hands-on Finance Assistant to join their London team on an initial three-month basis. Working closely with the Finance Manager, you'll help keep day-to-day finance operations across the group's UK entities accurate, organised and running smoothly.
It's a role that will suit a junior finance professional with some practical grounding under their belt, who thrives in a fast-moving environment and takes genuine pride in getting the detail right.
Key Responsibilities
- Help run day-to-day finance operations across a number of UK trading entities.
- Enter and process supplier invoices, supporting accounts payable posting and reconciliation.
- Raise and issue customer invoices and support the wider client billing process.
- Carry out routine bank reconciliations.
- Prepare and reconcile intercompany receivable and payable balances between group entities.
- Set up and keep project codes up to date.
- Check staff expense claims and supporting paperwork, chasing anything left outstanding.
- Pull together monthly staff and client-recharged expenses, making sure receipts and backup tie out cleanly.
- Reconcile company credit card spend.
- Build and maintain Excel workbooks for bulk invoice uploads across multiple projects.
- Support the Finance Manager and CFO through month-end and with general day-to-day accounting tasks.
- Keep financial records and documentation accurate and well organised, and provide general administrative support across the finance function as needed.
Skills & Experience
- Some prior experience in a junior finance, finance assistant or accounts payable role — ideally a year or more.
- Confident in Excel and comfortable working with spreadsheets and financial data.
- A careful, methodical way of working, with a sharp eye for detail.
- Well organised, with the follow-through to stay on top of tasks and hit deadlines.
- Happy to take ownership and crack on with minimal supervision.
- A confident, professional communicator, at ease with colleagues at every level of the business.
- Able to keep pace and stay accurate in a busy, fast-moving environment.
- Flexible and proactive, and glad to pitch in wherever the finance team needs a hand.
Desirable Qualifications
- Hands-on experience using NetSuite.
- Experience of Sage or another comparable accounting/ERP system.
- A finance-related qualification or ongoing study, such as AAT or equivalent.
- Previous experience within a PR, advertising, creative or agency environment.
If you are passionate about this opportunity and meet the qualifications and skills outlined, we encourage you to promptly submit your CV for consideration. Please note that the duties mentioned above are not exhaustive, and the role's responsibilities may evolve in response to changing circumstances and requirements.
Sure Commercial Limited (trading as Sure Exec Search) is a proud Equal Opportunities employer and does not discriminate against any candidate on the grounds of age, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnerships, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Policy is available on request.