Finance Assistant

Job Title: Finance Assistant

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week

Based: The role will be primarily based in our Portsmouth office (min 3 days per week), located at Lakeside North Harbour.

Salary: Depending on experience

Key Responsibilities

Finance Operations

• Sales Invoicing: Prepare and issue sales invoices, ensuring reconciliation with the sales system and timely delivery to clients.
• Accounts Payable: Verify the accuracy of purchase invoices and statements, ensuring payments are processed on time and posted correctly in the payables ledger.
• Expenses Management: Post employee, coach, and facilitator expenses into the accounting system accurately.
  
  

Intercompany Transactions

• Collaborate with global finance colleagues to ensure the accuracy and integrity of intercompany transactions, maintaining compliance with internal standards.
  
  

Month-End and Ad Hoc Projects

• Assist with month-end closing processes, including accruals, prepayments, journal preparation, and reconciliations.
• Support additional projects and tasks as required, contributing to the continuous improvement of finance operations.
  
  

Opportunities

• Engage in a global finance network, building international experience.
• Participate in varied financial tasks, ensuring professional growth and exposure to diverse challenges.
  
  

This role is an excellent opportunity for a proactive and adaptable individual looking to thrive in a dynamic, global finance team.

Essential

Skills and Experience

• Multi-Currency Transactions: Proven experience handling and accurately posting multi-currency transactions.
• Intercompany Transactions: Comfortable processing and reconciling intercompany transactions.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Strong ability to build and maintain relationships with both internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Adaptability: Thrives in a dynamic environment where priorities and tasks can shift frequently.
• Attention to Detail: Able to work quickly and accurately under pressure while maintaining high-quality standards.
• Team-Oriented Approach: Willingness to support colleagues and foster a collaborative environment.
  
  

Desirable

• Education: Degree in Accounting/Finance or demonstrable finance experience
• Experience: Good understanding of receivables and sales ledgers and multi-currency transactions
• Skills: proficiency in Excel, attention to details, team player, familiar with financial systems, good communication skills
• Nice to Have: knowledge of XERO and /or Salesforce, business level French or Dutch language
  
  

About BTS

BTS are a global consultancy focused on the people side of strategy execution. We partner with clients to solve a variety of people-based organisational challenges. We use deep knowledge of the client business to create powerful learning experiences that unlock curiosity and shift people’s mindsets.

We create ‘aha’ moments. We enable personal growth. We allow change to happen well.

We’re not looking for people to blend in. We’re seeking passionate and collaborative people who can add to our team, bring new ideas, unique perspectives, and diverse backgrounds.

We don’t do hierarchy. We have an intentionally flat structure, and everyone has a voice.

We are extremely proud of our people-based culture. We work hard, but we laugh and have fun while we’re at it. We value inclusion and integrity. We are proud of the fact that people feel they can truly be themselves at work. We truly enable freedom and responsibility in the way we work together. We support each other. We collaborate. We actually really like each other!