Finance and Administration Assistant

The Finance and Administration Assistant is a business professional responsible for day-to-day finance transactional processing, accounting assistance and a range of business administration duties. The role provides an opportunity to build practical experience, with the potential to develop over time into broader finance and administration responsibilities. Working under the direction of senior finance and payroll staff, the Finance and Administration Assistant helps ensure financial information is accurate and processes are completed in a timely manner. This role suits a highly organised and detail-oriented person with an interest in finance.

The position is permanent part time - 30 hours (4 days) per week.

Key Responsibilities

Accounts Payable and Receivable:

• Process Accounts Payable (AP) and Accounts Receivable (AR) transactions and related activities, ensuring all assigned tasks are completed accurately and in accordance with agreed processes and timeframes.
• Ensure accurate transaction coding and follow all internal processes and delegation of authority approval limits.
• Assist with the management of debtor records and collection follow-up.
• Complete routine bank reconciliations and assist with investigating unreconciled transactions and variances.
• Identify and escalate accounts processing issues and transaction discrepancies.
• Respond to customer, supplier and internal queries in a tim