Finance Assistant

<p style="min-height:1.5em">🌟 Position: Finance Assistant</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">📍 Location: Hybrid – London office and home working</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">💼 Type: Full-time or part-time</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">📅 Start Date: Immediate</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">💰 Salary: <strong>£28k to £35k</strong></p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>About Cooper Moss Rutland</strong></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">Cooper Moss Rutland (CMR) is an independent, award-winning project controls consultancy supporting some of the UK's most complex construction and infrastructure programmes.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">We provide specialist expertise across project controls, planning, cost, risk, change, reporting and data, working across rail, highways, aviation, defence, nuclear, energy and water.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">We are a growing business with an ambitious outlook. Our culture is collaborative, entrepreneurial and focused on delivering high-quality work for our clients, while creating an environment where our people can develop and make a genuine impact.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>The Role</strong></p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>We are looking for a Finance Assistant to take ownership of the day-to-day transactional finance processes across the business. We are open to full-time or part-time arrangements for the right person. The working pattern will be agreed with you, but must include the month-end window and overlap with the days the Finance Manager / Financial Controller is in.</strong></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">This is a hands-on role focused on keeping the finance function running smoothly and ensuring that transactions are processed accurately, on time and with the appropriate supporting information.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">A key part of the role will be working with colleagues across the business to ensure that timesheets, receipts, expenses and other information are submitted accurately and on time.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">This is an ideal opportunity for someone with some finance experience, ready to take on real responsibility and work independently, who is <strong>organised, detail-focused and enjoys working in a role where getting the detail right really matters.</strong></p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Purchase Ledger</strong></p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Run the day-to-day purchase ledger, processing supplier invoices accurately and checking they are properly authorised and coded.</p></li></ul><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Maintain accurate supplier records.</p></li></ul><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Apply the correct VAT treatment when coding supplier and sales invoices, and escalate unusual items to the Finance Manager / Financial Controller, who owns VAT compliance and returns.</p></li></ul><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Respond to supplier queries and resolve invoice discrepancies.</p></li></ul><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Prepare information for supplier payment runs.&