Graduate Finance Assistant

Graduate Finance Assistant role providing exposure to accounts payable/receivable, general ledger, FP&A, reconciliations, reporting, audits and financial process improvement within a 13-month contract.

About Franke

We, the Franke company with its three divisions, are a world's leading supplier of products and services for domestic kitchens, the professional foodservice systems and the convenience store sector as well as for professional coffee making. With around 60 companies, we are at home on five continents. Over 8,000 employees constantly take on new perspectives to identify opportunities and turn them into inspiring, innovative solutions for tomorrow’s demands.

The Franke Home Solutions division is the world’s leading provider of smart systems for domestic kitchens. Drawing on a long history of reliability and expertise, we help our partners enhance their businesses and provide outstanding kitchen and cooking experiences to our consumers by offering complete solutions for food preparation and cooking.

About the job

We are looking for a motivated and analytical Graduate Finance Assistant to join our Finance team. This is an excellent opportunity for a recent graduate looking to build a successful career in finance.

Reporting to the UK Finance Manager and playing a significant role as a team member, the Finance Assistant will be responsible for administering and handling a variety of administration within the Finance function.

Contract: 13 months

Your tasks

• Provide administrative support across multiple finance functions, including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger, and Financial Planning & Analysis.

• Assist with data entry, processing invoices, and maintaining financial records.

•  Support month-end and year-end activities.

• Prepare spreadsheets, reports, and financial documents as required.

• Assist with account reconciliations and investigate discrepancies.

• Maintain accurate filing and document management systems.

• Support audits by gathering and organising required documentation.

• Respond to internal and external finance-related queries.

• Assist with process improvement initiatives and departmental projects.

• Ensure compliance with company policies and financial controls.

The duties listed are indicative of the role and not exhaustive. They are provided to illustrate the typical scope of responsibilities normally included in a job description.

Requirements

• High level of numeracy essential

• Minimum of bachelor’s degree

• a recent graduate 

Other Skills

• Confident and clear communicator with excellent interpersonal skills, oral and written

• Diligent with an excellent attention to detail

• Ability to work and manage own workflow, using initiative to achieve targeted results whilst promoting customer / vendor goodwill

• Ability to quickly build credible / good relationships with the team and external customers / vendors

What we offer you

• Employee Benefits 

• Pension scheme

• Hybrid working- 3 days in office 

• LinkedIn Learning