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Finance Assistant
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Job Type: Full-time |
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Salary: £25,000 per annum |
Overview
Do you enjoy a good spreadsheet? Do you love supporting a team to reach their potential by ensuring the financial side just works? Are you keen to work in a fast-paced scale-up that's reducing carbon emissions in the UK and beyond? FairHeat is a fast-growing consultancy on a mission to radically reduce carbon emissions through decarbonising heat by designing and promoting effective heat systems. We provide expert support to organisations implementing heat networks to ensure that the systems they commission are the most efficient and decarbonised solutions they can be. Right now, we need you on our team Your Mission FairHeat's Financial Assistant role is fundamental to our company achieving its aims. As part of our Finance team, you'll be working closely with our Engineers and Service Delivery teams to ensure that they can operate as effectively as possible, providing assurance that targets are met, clients are invoiced, and suppliers are paid. In doing so, you'll be saving carbon emissions and reducing the overall cost to deliver heat. In short, you will be a key part of creating an environment that is greener and helps to make the world a better place. Be part of a growing innovative business and help shape the future of energy. Finance Assistant | Accounts | Finance | Credit Control | Ledgers | Excel | Part-Time | Xero | Accounting | Bookkeeping | Data | Communication | Presentation | Analysis | WorkflowMax Benefits Collaborative, flexible and friendly environment | Bespoke personal development budget | | FairHeat will match 5% pension contributions | 25 days holiday | 2 Volunteer / Social Engagement Days | Quarterly Annual social events, from bowling to a whole company getaway | Free coffee, teas and fruit every day, and a variety of beverages on a Friday Additional Information Normal working hours are 9 am to 5:30 pm. This is a Part-Time role for 20 hours per week. Essential Skills A degree in business management or operations. Experience with general accounting and bookkeeping practices. Spreadsheet expertise (Excel). Experience delivering and presenting financial data to a range of stakeholders. Ability to undertake ad-hoc financial analysis for FairHeat or our stakeholders as required. Strong empathy and the capacity to react calmly and efficiently, even when others are stressed. Excellent interpersonal and presentational skills, with the ability to communicate clearly in written and spoken English. Nice to have: Good understanding of Engineering or Consultancy practices. Experience working in an SME/start-up environment. Xero/WorkflowMax. Desirable Skills You'll be a highly organized and detail-oriented Financial Assistant with knowledge of general accounting and bookkeeping practices, and a strong work ethic. You will assist with the day-to-day task in our finance department and play an integral role in maintaining account information. Naturally inquisitive, you'll be comfortable recommending and implementing relevant tools and new processes. You'll have a common-sense approach to financial systems, allowing you to quickly understand the fundamentals and communicate them to non-financial stakeholders. Confident and self-motivated, comfortable within an SME, you'll have an excellent interpersonal style, able to operate effectively as part of a dynamic team. You'll feel comfortable speaking to clients at all levels of seniority. A bit more about FairHeat: FairHeat is a specialist energy consultancy improving the efficiency of heat network systems in the UK. Alongside our sister company Guru Systems, we play an active role in the heat network community. We wrote the UK HIU Test regime, now a BESA standard and have received numerous industry awards, including CIBSE Employer of the Year, 2019. Our people are important to us and we aim to provide a diverse and supportive environment. We are open to consider strong candidates who do not perfectly fit the criteria above.