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    4. Finance Assistant Southampton 2023
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    An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Finance Assistant to join our Finance department in Southampton.

    This is an administrative role which requires an individual to process transactions with an organised approach in a fast-paced high-volume environment.

    The ideal candidate will be a confident and hardworking individual with proven query solving success.

    Responsibilities

    • Raising Monthly Billing and Credit Notes, in a timely and accurate manner.
    • Raising Engagement letters in a timely and accurate manner.
    • Undertaking investigations on behalf of clients and internal stakeholders.
    • Resolving UK and international billing queries.
    • Supplier reconciliations and payment run preparation.
    • Provide information to management and other departments.
    • Assist in the month end reconciliations under the supervision and support of line management.

    Skills, knowledge, and experience

    • AAT Student desirable but not essential.
    • Experience in working in a high-volume admin environment essential.
    • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
    • Good attention to detail.
    • Organised and proven ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
    • Experience with Sage 200 desirable.
    • Experience with MS office, particularly Excel and Word essential.

    The successful candidates must be eligible to work in the UK.

    What you’ll get in return

    • 22 days of annual leave plus Bank Holidays with the option of purchasing up to 5 extra days through salary sacrifice.
    • Birthday off after 1 year length of service.
    • Pension scheme with Royal London with employee contributions of minimum 5% and employer contributions of 3%.
    • A collaborative culture of continuous learning with Learning and Development opportunities for career progression, alongside support with professional qualifications where applicable.
    • Private Healthcare Insurance with Vitality Health care after completing probationary period.
    • Cycle2Work scheme available through salary sacrifice.
    • DIS (Death in service) available after completing probationary period.

    About Avask

    AVASK Accounting & Business Consultants is a rapidly expanding firm that specialises in international VAT and tax and accounting for e-commerce businesses that are located internationally and in the UK.

    AVASK are recommended External Tax Advisors under the Amazon Global Selling Programme and assist hundreds of Amazon FBA sellers, eBay, Shopify and many other platforms.

    On top of this, it provides its clients with a comprehensive range of expertise - from providing practical guidance on cross-border transactions, making sure that they are fully compliant and assisting on their group structures and tax advisory services.