Career

Finance Assistant

Role: To provide support to Finance Team with the day to day accounting functions ensuring quality of service, continuous professional development, timely completion of finance documentation and accurate data submission.

Key Responsibilities: This is not an exhaustive list and should be viewed as guidance. You may be required to perform other duties commensurate with your role, skills, experience and status.
Business

To work within the guidance of the annual business plan.
To deliver the Educ8 vision.
To ensure WAG and commercial funding is administered efficiently and effectively.

Individual

To process sales invoices from commercial booking forms to 1% error rate.
To update sales spreadsheet to reflect invoices issue to 1% error rate.
To reconcile sales spreadsheet to accounting software, in relation to sales streams and sales persons.
To assist in the collection of customer monies.
To process and bank customer receipts to zero % error rate and report any discrepancies.
To produce and distribute monthly customer statements.
To reconcile supplier invoices against purchase orders and goods received.
To process supplier invoices.
To reconcile supplier statements to purchase ledger and report any discrepancies.
To validate and process monthly expense claims.
To process petty cash vouchers.
To assist in monthly reporting and auditing processes.
To assist with Payroll administration
File documentation in accordance to company systems
To contribute to the Educ8 Self Assessment process.
To actively engage in Continuous Professional Development.
To take responsibility for your own appraisal, support and supervision.
To work within the guidelines, policies and procedures of Educ8 at all times.
It is the duty of each employee to take reasonable care of their own and other people’s health, safety and welfare, to familiarise themselves with and implement company procedures and to report any shortcomings in the arrangements.

Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship (ESDGC)
Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship is about preparing us all for the challenges facing Planet Earth in the 21st Century and beyond. Educ8 is committed to reducing the Carbon Footprint by raising awareness at all levels within the Company and developing strategies to enable us to look after the world and its people as though we intend to live in it forever.

Person Profile – Finance Assistant
This profile outlines the Qualifications, Skills and Experiences required to fulfil this role. This is not an exhaustive list and should be used for guidance.

Essential	Time frame	Desirable/Developmental	Timescale
Numerate	Proof required	Knowledge of Double Entry Booking	Within 6 months
Competence in using Microsoft Excel and word demonstrated by holding or working towards an ECDL Qualification or equivalent	Proof required	Quickbooks Accounting Software or similar	Immediate
Swift Worker to high level of accuracy	Proof required	Working towards AAT Qualification or equivalent	Within 3 years
Strong attention to detail	Proof required
Medium to high volume data entry	Proof required