Finance Coordinator

Cambridge
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Pure are supporting a specialist international biopharmaceutical company with the recruitment of a Finance Coordinator, this is a part time role working 22 hours per week and will be on a fixed term contract until December. 

As the Finance Coordinator, you will play a key role in supporting with the financial operations. You will assist with daily accounting tasks, ensure accurate and timely financial reporting, and help maintain the integrity of financial records.

Your responsibilities will be focused on various aspects of financial management, including accounts reconciliation, journal entries, and assisting with purchasing processes.

Key Responsibilities:
Cash/Bank Reconciliations: Process and post all cash book transactions and complete reconciliations in a timely manner.  Provide monthly cash flow to HQ.
Purchase Ledger: Processing purchase ledger invoices, performing supplier payment runs and reconciling supplier statements as required.
Personnel Expenses: Manage and process personnel expenses in accordance with the company expenses policy.  Assist with P11D and PSA returns.
Sales Ledger: Processing inter-company service invoices and support stock sales invoicing as required.
Purchase Orders: Handle and process purchase orders, ensuring all transactions are recorded accurately and within the appropriate timeframes.
Accruals & Prepayments: Prepare and post of accruals and prepayments to ensure proper expense recognition and reconcile balance sheet accounts
Journals: Prepare and post journal entries as required, ensuring they are in line with accounting principles including depreciation for a minor fixed asset base.Qualifications & Skills:
Previous experience in finance or accounting, ideally within the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry.
Strong understanding of accounting principles and practices in the context of the role responsibilities.
A sound working knowledge of excel commensurate with the role responsibilities.
Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal including the onboarding of new joiners for specific financial processes.
A proactive approach to problem-solving and process improvement.This role offers a competitive salary range from £40,000 - £45,000 FTE dependant on experience, alongside this a fantastic benefits package including bonus, pension scheme matched up to 12%, private healthcare, dental insurance, group income protection and life assurance. This role also offers hybrid working which is worked on the basis of 60% of your time in the office and the rest from home.

If you would like to hear more about this position please call Kathryn at Pure Cambridge or apply below

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