Finance Assistant

Vicon Motion Systems Ltd
£26,000 - £30,000 a year
Cherwell District, England
Full time
4 weeks ago
Are you interested in working on products at the very cutting edge of technology? Want to join Vicon, an Academy Award®-winning company, and the world’s largest supplier of precision motion capture and tracking systems?
Vicon is the world leader in motion capture technology, developing high performance software and hardware products for the entertainment, engineering and life science industries. Vicon products are used in major feature films, games, and commercials, and are a crucial measurement tool for biomechanics, robotics, and cutting-edge science.
Vicon is a subsidiary of Oxford Metrics Plc.

Reporting to the Management Accountant, Vicon is seeking to expand the team and is looking to add a proactive and skilled Finance Assistant, assisting in the fundamental duties of the finance department.
Vicon are currently Hybrid Working, a mix between working from home and the office. It is therefore essential that you are happy to work from home and travel to the Yarnton office as and when required. Probation period will be based in the office full time. Month End, Quarter End, End of Year periods and/or project work will typically require more time in the office.

Key Responsibilities

Include, but are not limited to the following:

Accounts payable/receivable
  • Accounts payable – processing, payment, matching, reconciling and handling queries. This will be as required and across the group’s subsidiaries.
  • Accounts receivable – assisting with debt collection
  • Managing company credit cards – including matching claims to statements
  • Cash claims – recording expenditure, reimbursements and reconciliations
  • Electronic filing

Bank and Cash
  • Managing cash books and bank reconciliations in multiple currencies
  • Recording and communicating monies received
  • Making cash book entries

Month end
Supporting the Finance team with the month end processes:
  • Reconciliation of the general ledger accounts
  • Reconciliation of the bank accounts
  • Ensure expenditure is correctly posted
  • Update spreadsheets, templates and forms as necessary

General
  • Assist with preparing credit assessments
  • Assist with general ledger posting
  • Undertaking specific analysis and tasks across the groups subsidiaries as required

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

Required Skills:
  • At least 2 years’ experience working in a comparable busy finance role
  • Good working knowledge of Microsoft applications, including Excel
  • High level of accuracy and attention to detail
  • Ability to work autonomously and prioritise workload with excellent time management

Desirable Skills:
  • Working knowledge of NetSuite
  • Working knowledge of Salesforce
  • Excel intermediate skills (Vlookup’s/pivots)

Job Benefits

· Competitive salary
· 10% Company Pension
· 25 days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays
· Life Cover
· Private Medical with Optical / Dental Insurance
· Permanent Health Insurance
· Cycle to work scheme.
· Free On-site Parking

About Vicon Motion Systems

Vicon is the world leader in Motion Capture, developing high performance software and innovative hardware products for the entertainment, engineering and medical industries. Vicon systems are a crucial tool for measurement and 3D tracking for cutting-edge science including biomechanics, robotics and virtual or augmented reality. Vicon products have been used in many major feature films, video games and commercials. We have offices in Yarnton, Denver, Los Angeles and Auckland.
Vicon Motion Systems Ltd is a subsidiary company of Oxford Metrics Plc.

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Department

Vicon Finance

Employment Type

Permanent - Full Time

Location

Yarnton, Oxfordshire

Workplace type

Hybrid

Compensation

£26,000 - £30,000 / year

Reporting To

Sarah Tildesley

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