Sopra Banking UK Hiring for Finance Assistant Job at Dunstable, England Full Time

Sopra Banking Software is the partner of choice for more than 1,500 financial institutions worldwide.
The rich variety of our software, the strength of our conviction and our passion for innovation enable us to support our clients on a daily basis and in their projects, as well as in their goals regarding financial inclusion.
Our customers, based in over 80 countries around the world, benefit every day from our technologies and software, as well as the expertise of our 5,000 employees.
Sopra Banking Software is a subsidiary of the Sopra Steria Group, a European leader in consulting, digital services and software development. With more than 46,000 employees, the Sopra Steria Group generated a turnover of €4.3 billion in 2020.
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In return:
By joining the Sopra Banking Software team you will enjoy a market competitive salary and our excellent rewards and benefits schemes including a 6% pension contribution, employee share scheme (buy one get one free), an option to buy or sell holiday days, medical insurance, critical illness cover, a health cash plan, and we offer flexible working arrangements to all employees, plus many more excellent benefits.
Sopra Banking Software are proud to be an inclusive employer. This role is supported by flexible working, based from our Dunstable office we offer up to 3 days per week flexible remote working, with 2 days per week office based or on customer sites as required. All employees are supported to work from home with DSE assessments and IT equipment where required to be fully productive when remote working.
Due to business growth, Sopra Banking Software are recruiting for a Finance Assistant to join our small, friendly but busy team. Reporting to the Accounting Manager, the role will focus on collaboration with other team members to successfully execute a broad range of accounting tasks. We are looking for a candidate who has strong attention to detail and a solid understanding of basic accounting principles. This is a great opportunity for a candidate who is already at a Finance Assistant level and is looking to move to an organisation that will offer a path for future growth as well as the opportunity to work for a stable and growing organisation.
This role will be based in our Dunstable office however we currently offer hybrid working.

Main duties include but not limited to:

• Assisting accounts payable with processing of supplier invoices and coordinating payments to external service providers, contractors and vendors
• Recording and communicating customer receipts including reconciling of bank accounts
• Assisting with balance sheet reconciliations and cost analysis to the wider business
• Maintaining company ledgers and daily financial transactions
• Assisting with month end and quarter-end tasks, which include reconciling to the management accounts and supporting the intercompany process
• Preparing journals
• Investigation and resolution of queries
• Providing holiday cover for other members of the team.
• Other ad hoc tasks and analysis as required, including assisting with the annual audit process
• Ensuring the Group’s financial rules and procedures are observed

We are interested in hearing from you, if you have most of the following attributes:

• GCSE education in Maths and English
• Part qualified AAT/CIMA/ACCA
• Excellent skills in Microsoft Office, in particular Excel
• Have good communication skills both written and verbal
• Have previous experience of working in a finance team
• Have excellent attention to detail and accuracy in work
• Be organised and demonstrate good planning skills
• Adaptability and problem-solving skills
• Flexible on working hours during key periods, for example month end, quarter end and year end
• Exhibit the utmost discretion at all times, as you will access sensitive information (eg. payroll data) from time to time
• Be a team worker, but able to work on own initiative

If you do not have all of the above experience or skills we would still like to hear from you.
At Sopra Banking Software, you can come as you are. We embrace diversity in all its forms. We’re committed to fostering a work environment that is inclusive and respectful of all differences, we value diversity at our company and do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age or disability status. All personal information will be treated as confidential according to the Employment Equality act.
As part of our hiring process new employees will be required to pass a confidential consumer credit check and DBS check. This is a straight forward credit check for CCJ’s, bankruptcy and a criminal record check, however if you wish to know more about what is or is not acceptable please ask our recruitment team.

Job Type: Full-time