Contract: 6 month fixed term contract, full-time (37.5 hours per week) Monday to Friday
Location: Home based, fully remote
Salary: £23,809.50 per annum 

As a Finance Assistant at Medigold Health, you will be responsible for the accurate processing and timely payment of supplier invoices, supporting the effective day-to-day management of our accounts payable function. You will play a key role in helping us maintain strong supplier relationships and ensure the smooth running of our purchase ledger, by managing a portfolio of supplier accounts and working closely with internal teams to resolve queries and discrepancies.

You will ensure that all invoices are checked, coded and entered into Sage in line with agreed procedures, reconcile supplier statements to maintain accurate financial records, and support the monthly reporting process. You will also be responsible for preparing payment runs, processing e-payments, and helping manage the disbursement process alongside your colleagues in the AP team.

Whether you’re responding to supplier queries via our inbox, liaising with internal stakeholders to resolve issues, or assisting with holiday cover within the wider Finance department, you’ll draw on your previous experience in a finance environment and your excellent attention to detail to ensure accuracy and consistency in everything you do.

This is a great opportunity to build on your accounts experience within a supportive and collaborative finance team, and to contribute to the delivery of a high-quality service in a fully remote role.

Main Objectives 

• Responsibility and day-to-day management of a portfolio of supplier accounts. Ensuring that Medigold’s outward payments are made in accordance with appropriate timescales and within relevant payment terms.

Specific Responsibilities  

• Ensure that supplier invoices are checked, approved and entered onto Sage in an accurate and timely manner and that suppliers are paid to terms 
• Daily monitoring of the Supplier Invoices mailbox for invoices and resolving queries for suppliers within your portfolio 
• Daily posting of purchase ledger and other related payments accurately to appropriate accounts or nominal codes within Sage 
• Resolve any differences between Sage and supplier statements 
• Key supplier statements to be reconciled monthly to ensure accurate reporting of current costs within the monthly management accounts 
• Generate payment runs for review by Manager and process e-payments through Sage and bank 
• Managing disbursements and processing of those invoices for payment as part of the disbursement process alongside AP colleagues. 
• Liaise with internal staff regarding issues with invoicing or non-payment of invoices from supplier queries. 
• Provide holiday cover within the Finance department when deemed necessary. 
• Other specific task and duties as identified and directed by the Team Leader/Finance Director.

Requirements for this role 

• Demonstrable experience of running a significant sized supplier portfolio 
• Accuracy and attention to detail in processing invoices 
• Experience within a financial environment 
• Experience of dealing with stakeholders (internal and external) 
• Experience of dealing with data and financial information
• Knowledge of Outlook and Excel is essential 
• Experience of working with Sage is desirable 
• There are no formal qualifications required for this role however studying towards an AAT or CIMA/ ACCA course will be an advantage

Our Company Benefits

• 31 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays, increasing with length of service
• Contributory pension scheme up to 5%
• Access to Company benefits and discount portal
• Access to a Health Cash Plan
• Free eyecare vouchers
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to confidential Employee Assistance programme
• Interactive mental health and wellbeing app