Cordant People Recruitment are currently recruiting for an experienced Finance Assistant on behalf of our client who is a well established and reputable organisation based in the city centre of Edinburgh. As a Finance Assistant you will be responsible to ensure the smooth operation of all finance matters and supporting senior management in the day to day duties such as: Processing financial transactions and accounts payable Preparing financial reports To assist in the preparation of receipts and vouchers Input and process sales and purchase ledgers Bank reconciliations and other accounting activities You will be expected to plan, organise and manage your own workload to ensure that all monthly financial reporting is processed in a timely and accurate manner ensuring SLA's are met at all times. Experience required: You must have working knowledge of Xero accounting software and it is desirable to have experience of partial exemption VAT returns. This is working core hours between Monday to Friday at a very desirable rate. All successful applicants will be contacted within 5 working days. Unfortunately, due to the high levels of response we will not be able to respond to everybody. As an equal opportunities employer, Cordant people welcomes applications from all sections of the community. I look forward to hearing from you Cordant Group is an equal opportunities employer