Finance covers a varied range of roles and responsibilities but broadly speaking, the finance department is at the centre of the company, helping to ensure the efficient financial management and financial controls necessary to support all business activities. Experience with financial systems such as Xero or Sage are helpful and soft skills such as attention to detail are key. Finance roles involve inputting data using financial systems, processing payments, maintaining cost reports and managing invoices. Depending on how large a company’s finance department is, Finance Assistants can also be expected to do things like credit control and managing queries from clients and stakeholders.

Some relevant skills for a Finance role would include:

• Organisation
• Attention to detail
• Fast and accurate data entry
• Experience with financial software (e.g. Excel, Xero, Sage, Quickbooks etc.)
• Knowledge of spreadsheet programmes (e.g. Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets)