Direct Payments - Finance Assistant

We are currently recruiting for a Finance Assistant - Direct Payments to join a busy and supportive finance team in Southend.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong finance administration experience who enjoys working in a structured process driven environment.

The Role

Reporting to the Management Accountant you will play a key role in managing direct payments and supporting financial operations. You will ensure accurate processing, compliance and excellent service to both internal teams and external stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for managing the Direct Payments – Managed Accounts inbox and resolving queries in a timely manner, escalating to the Direct Payments – Finance Officer where appropriate.
• Organise and file invoices, preparing them for weekly payment runs
• Process invoices in line with Direct Payments – Managed Accounts, ensuring all required documentation is available, checking against client available funds and CPLI information
• Ensure all new suppliers and personal assistants are correctly onboarded with appropriate documentation
• Raise invoices to recover cost where applicable
• Prepare weekly bank runs and upload payment files for approval
• Maintain a high level of record keeping, ensuring invoices are saved and notes are recorded onto our database
• Support with general administrative task which include but not limited to data entry, creating letters, updating and creating electronic case files

About you

• Previous experience in a finance or accounts support role
• strong attention to detail and ability to follow processes accurately
• confident working with financial systems and excel
• Good communication skills, both written and
• Able to manage workloads effectively & meet deadlines

The role is office based, and we are unable to offer hybrid working.