Finance Assistant

This is a 6 months contract opportunity The Finance Assistant has the responsibility for providing transactional support for accounts receivable & payables alongside full bank reconciliations. Additional support for month end processes is also required To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to capably perform each of the following essential duties: Transactional finance Ensure the purchase order processing & purchase ledger functions are complete and up to date, including posting purchase invoices, resolving supplier queries, and reconciling supplier statements Create supplier payments using online banking for review and approval Ownership of bank, credit card and Stripe account reconciliations within Xero accounts package Interact with other finance colleagues (in the UK and overseas) and build relationships with other departments Prepare and post journals eg, prepayments, accruals and month end journals Maintain fixed assets register Assist in the preparation of monthly management accounts for group reporting Investigate material cost variances Review inventory quantities periodically and perform internal audit procedures Ad hoc tasks relating to cost management and budgetary controls Financial Control, management reporting and financial close Assisting with month end close processing including journal preparation and posting Review month end Group balances with other LGC entities and confirm accuracy AAT or equivalent qualification would be preferred Previous experience & good working knowledge of accounting routines Strong analytical skills and excellent attention to detail is critical Strong IT skills; intermediate Excel (eg vlookups, sumif, pivot tables) Experience of Xero accounting software is desirable Excellent communication skills as contact with various teams both onsite and offsite required Initiative and aptitude to learn on the job and seek to continuously improve processes and reporting ABOUT LGC: LGC is a leading, global life science tools company, providing mission-critical components and solutions into high-growth application areas across the human healthcare and applied market segments. Its high-quality product portfolio is comprised of mission-critical tools for genomic analysis and for quality assurance applications, which are typically embedded and recurring within our customers’ products and workflows and are valued for their performance, quality, and range. OUR VALUES PASSION CURIOSITY INTEGRITY BRILLIANCE RESPECT EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES LGC strongly believes that every job applicant and employee should be valued for their individual talents regardless of age, disability, race, color, ethnic or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion, or belief. Short listing, interviewing and selection will always be carried out without regard to gender, sexual orientation, marital status, color, race, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, age, or trade union membership. For more information about LGC, please visit our website www.lgcgroup.com #scienceforasaferworld