Graduate Finance Assistant Job at EMJ (London)

Job Description

EMJ is a values-driven company, and strong financial operations are essential to supporting our growth and success. We’re looking for a Graduate Finance Assistant who will play a vital role in ensuring the smooth and accurate running of day-to-day finance activities, providing reliable financial data to support strategic decision-making, and maintaining compliance with financial regulations. This role is key to supporting the wider business and ensuring EMJ continues to operate efficiently and effectively as we grow.

Job Responsibility

Cash Collection: Ownership of the debtor ledger, proactively chase overdue invoices, maintain accurate records, and build strong customer relationships to resolve delays quickly. Monitor aged debt and escalate high-risk balances where required
Payment Runs: Prepare and process monthly payment runs, ensuring payments are accurate, approved, and aligned with company controls. Prioritise payments effectively and maintain clear supplier communication
Cash Flow Preparation: Produce monthly cash flow forecasts, track actuals against forecast, and identify potential risks, shortfalls, or low cash points early
Accounts Receivable (AR): Ensure invoices are raised accurately and issued promptly, resolve billing queries efficiently, and work with internal teams to prevent invoicing delays
Accounts Payable (AP): Process supplier invoices accurately and on time, including matching, coding, posting to correct cost centres, and resolving supplier discrepancies
Balance Sheet Reconciliations: Complete monthly balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring balances are fully supported, discrepancies resolved promptly, and documentation remains audit-ready
Credit Card Reconciliations: Reconcile credit card expenses, ensuring receipts are provided and spending complies with EMJ company policies. Escalate any unusual or non-compliant transactions
Month-End Support: Support month-end processes through preparation of prepayments, accruals, journals, and departmental cost analysis, ensuring deadlines are met accurately

Requirements

A Recent Degree: A degree in Accounting, Finance or something similar with demonstrable experience using Excel
Basic Accounting Knowledge: Good understanding of accounting principles including debits and credits, accruals, prepayments, general ledger processes, and their link to month-end reporting
Accuracy and Systems Skills: Strong attention to detail and ability to work accurately under pressure. Confident using intermediate Excel
Organisation and Communication: Well organised with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines. Strong communication skills when working with internal teams, suppliers, and customers
Ownership and Proactive Approach: Able to take ownership of tasks, work independently, and see work through to completion. Proactive in identifying, resolving, or escalating issues when needed

Nice to have

Finance Experience (AP & AR): Experience in a finance or accounts role with exposure to accounts payable and/or receivable, including invoice processing, ledger management, and payment or collection support
Cash Management Experience: Experience supporting cash flow forecasting, cash collection, or credit control, with an understanding of how daily transactions impact cash flow
Systems Knowledge: Experience using accounting and workflow systems such as Xero, Zoho, and Asana

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