FinanceAssistant

Sword is a leading provider of business technology solutions within the Energy, Public and Finance Sectors, driving transformational change across our clients. We utilize proven technology, specialist teams, and domain expertise to build solid technical foundations across platforms, data, and business applications. We are passionate about using technology to solve business problems and work closely in partnership with our clients to help achieve their goals. We have a newly created opportunity for a motivated and detail-oriented Finance Assistant to join our finance team. This full-time role will be based from our Staines office and will provide essential support to the finance department, helping ensure smooth financial operations and assisting with day-to-day accounting tasks. The successful candidate will work closely with other finance team members and report directly to the Finance Manager. **Key Responsibilities:** **Updating accounting records including:** * Raising and posting customer invoices to Sage. * Credit control * Posting of month end revenue and cost journals. **Project Support – timesheets:** * To provide day to day project and business support as required. * Raising customer invoices as per contractual terms. **Reporting Requirements:** * Production of monthly management accounts including a revenue report driven by time sheet records and the production of a cost report. * Analysis of the above to identify any unexpected differences. * Production of month end metrics to analyse the businesses underlying performance. **Requirements** * Experience working in a finance support role. * Basic understanding of accounting principles and financial processes. * Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel. * Strong attention to detail and accuracy. * Good organizational and time management skills. * Ability to work collaboratively within a team and communicate effectively. * Previous experience with accounting software (e.g., Sage 50) is