Finance Assistant – Reconciliations

Bournemouth International Centre

Post Title: Finance Assistant – Reconciliations

Sites: Office based @ Bournemouth International Centre

Salary: £28,506 per annum

Hours: 37 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

The role:

We are recruiting for a Finance Assistant to be responsible for the reconciliations of balance sheet control accounts and providing timely and effective financial and accounting support, across BH Live through the general ledger reconciliation process.

You will:

• Be responsible for reconciling balance sheet control accounts monthly according to the finance month end timetable.
• Investigate all reconciliation differences and follow up with business areas or external business contacts as necessary to ensure prompt resolution.
• Correct identified errors posted within the accounting system. Where resulting from process or control defects, design and implement improved processes in agreement with the Senior Management Accountant, business areas and external contacts.
• Check and review balance sheet reconciliations as directed.
• Be responsible for monthly and quarterly reporting of reconciliation status.

To be successful you will need:

• Have a strong working knowledge of Excel (including complex formulas, pivot tables).
• A well-rounded exposure and solid understanding of the entire accounts function including VAT and bank reconciliations.
• Good knowledge of accounting and reporting systems e.g. Xledger, Power BI systems
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with meticulous attention to detail

AAT qualified would be an advantage but is not essential.

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We offer:

· Onsite parking

· Training and development opportunities

· BH Live Active - Gym membership

· Health cash plan

· Employee Assistance programme

· Company pension matched up to 6% contributions

· Colleague discount on food and drink

· Colleague recognition

· Birthday / Celebratory day off

· Loyalty Rewards

About BH Live:

We are one of the UK’s leading leisure and event venue operators – a registered charity and social enterprise.

Our geographical reach spans across multiple venues, leisure centres and attractions across Portsmouth, Southampton, Croydon and the BCP region with millions of visits per year.

Our organisational and charitable purpose is to generate:

• More participation – through the provision of leisure facilities to encourage active communities, improved health, and wellbeing

• Higher audiences – through the provision of a diverse range of cultural and artistic events that appeal to a wide audience

• Greater economic and social benefit – through hosting major conferences, exhibitions, and events for the benefit of the local, regional, and international economies and people

We are making a positive difference across the communities we serve.

To apply:

All applications are to be made via the BH Live Careers site: careers.bhlive.org.uk

BH Live reserves the right to close the vacancy early should sufficient applications be received. We therefore highly recommend that you submit your application as soon as possible.