Finance Administrator

Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation in Dundee, is currently looking to recruit a Transactions Assistant for a contract until 31st March with a possibility of extension on a rate of £16.71/hour PAYE.
Responsibilities:
- Follow established income procedures
- Input and issue sales invoices.
- Ensure ledger codes attached to sales invoices are consistent and accurate.
- Bank and receipt income promptly.
- Assist with reconciliation of income received to information recorded on our internal systems.
- Create and maintain debtors within the financial system.
- Respond to regular sales invoice queries.
- Follow debt recovery processes including the logging of relevant information in the customer accounts.
- Assist the wider finance team as required.
- Assist with yearend procedures within the timescales agreed with the Transactions Manager
- Maintain filing and tracking systems
- Undertake any appropriate work to assist the transactions team within the department as and when required
- General ad-hoc administrative tasks as required.
Essential Skills:
- Educated to Standard Grade Level or equivalent.
- Good knowledge and experience of using Microsoft Word and Excel.
- Understanding of financial controls and financial environment.
- Previous administrative experience
- Excellent telephone and customer service skills.
- Concise and clear oral and written skills
- Portrays a positive image of the organisation when communicating both inside the organisation and externally.
- Effective organisational skills and time management to effectively meet deadlines and achieve targets.
- Strong numerical and analytical skills with an appreciation of the importance of attention to detail.
- Selects appropriate communication, style and methods depending on the needs and abilities of the audience.
- Listens actively to people, questions and checks understanding and takes appropriate and considered action.
- Listens to feedback and ideas from people and will take appropriate and considered action.
- Adapts well to change, adjusting priorities as required.
- Remains tolerant and fair towards others, values diversity and is non-discriminatory in their actions.
- Values and makes use of the skills, knowledge and experience of others.
- Works co-operatively and supportively with others.
Desirable Skills:
- Experience of working with external/internal contacts at all levels.
- Experience of working with Oracle/SEAS or Oracle Cloud financial systems.
- Ability to understand the limits of their knowledge & experience and knowing when decisions need to be referred to others.