Expenses Assistant /Finance Assistant (Temporary - 6 Months+)

Expenses Assistant /Finance Assistant (Temporary)

Management Consultancy ¦ Battersea Bridge, London ¦ Temporary Contract ¦ Minimum 3 months

We are looking for an immediately available, detail-driven Finance Assistant to join our client’s finance team near Battersea Bridge on a temporary basis, with a minimum contract length of three months and the potential to extend.

This is an excellent opportunity to gain broad exposure across a busy consultancy finance function, from expense processing and client invoicing to month-end support and to make an immediate impact within a collaborative team.

Expenses Responsibilities

• Processing of expenses and matching to receipts in line with policy


• Preparation of the twice monthly UK expenses payment run and various international runs


• Posting correcting journals as required


• Credit card statement distribution and posting of transactions


• Administering currency advances and returns, processing the associated paperwork and transactions, along with ensuring sufficient currency stocks are in place


• Reconciliation of currency counts


• Posting currency receipts from currency provider


• Deal with queries from staff in relation to expenses, currency advances/returns


• Prepare and send monthly staff purchases report to payroll


• Assist with the testing of expense claim processing on new accounting software as and when required


• Undertake other ad hoc duties as may be required from time to time

• Previous experience of working in a high-volume expenses role.


• Previous exposure to multi-currency transactions


• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage time and tasks efficiently


• Ability to manage sensitive and sometimes confidential information


• Experience of working in an international business


• Experience of working in a manual processing environment


• Ability to deal well under pressure.


• Able to build good relationships both internally with staff members and externally with suppliers


• Excellent written, numerical and verbal communication skills


• Good attention to detail


• Demonstrate initiative, self-motivation and a proactive approach to daily tasks


• Computer skills including typical accounting and office software including email Microsoft Excel and Word.


• Flexible attitude

If you're available and this sounds like the right opportunity, we'd love to hear from you. Submit your CV and we'll be in touch promptly.

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