Finance Assistant

Job Description This is a 6 months contract opportunity  The Finance Assistant has the responsibility for providing transactional support for accounts receivable & payables alongside full bank reconciliations. Additional support for month end processes is also required To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to capably perform each of the following essential duties: Transactional finance Ensure the purchase order processing & purchase ledger functions are complete and up to date, including posting purchase invoices, resolving supplier queries, and reconciling supplier statements Create supplier payments using online banking for review and approval Ownership of bank, credit card and Stripe account reconciliations within Xero accounts package Interact with other finance colleagues (in the UK and overseas) and build relationships with other departments Prepare and post journals eg, prepayments, accruals and month end journals Maintain fixed assets register Assist in the preparation of monthly management accounts for group reporting Investigate material cost variances Review inventory quantities periodically and perform internal audit procedures Ad hoc tasks relating to cost management and budgetary controls Financial Control, management reporting and financial close Assisting with month end close processing including journal preparation and posting Review month end Group balances with other LGC entities and confirm accuracy Qualifications AAT or equivalent qualification would be preferred Previous experience & good working knowledge of accounting routines Strong analytical skills and excellent attention to detail is critical Strong IT skills; intermediate Excel (eg vlookups, sumif, pivot tables) Experience of Xero accounting software is desirable Excellent communication skills as contact with various teams both onsite and offsite required Initiative and aptitude to learn on the job and seek to continuously improve processes and reporting Additional Information ABOUT LGC: LGC is a leading, global life science tools company, providing mission-critical components and solutions into high-growth application areas across the human healthcare and applied market segments. Its high-quality product portfolio is comprised of mission-critical tools for genomic analysis and for quality assurance applications, which are typically embedded and recurring within our customers’ products and workflows and are valued for their performance, quality, and range.  OUR VALUES PASSION CURIOSITY  INTEGRITY BRILLIANCE RESPECT EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES  LGC strongly believes that every job applicant and employee should be valued for their individual talents regardless of age, disability, race, color, ethnic or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion, or belief. Short listing, interviewing and selection will always be carried out without regard to gender, sexual orientation, marital status, color, race, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, age, or trade union membership. For more information about LGC, please visit our website www.lgcgroup.com #scienceforasaferworld  Company Description ABOUT LGC CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS: LGC Clinical Diagnostics develops and manufactures a comprehensive portfolio of catalogue and custom-developed diagnostic quality solutions and component materials for the extended life sciences industry. We partner with IVD assay developers, pharmaceutical, CRO and academic institutions in commercialization activities across the entire diagnostic pipeline. Laboratorians and diagnostic professionals across disciplines of clinical chemistry, immunochemistry, serology, molecular diagnostics, and clinical genomics rely on LGC’s products to support accurate and reliable diagnostic results. Our operating entities include Maine Standards Company, SeraCare Life Sciences, and Technopath Clinical Diagnostics, which are in vitro diagnostics (IVD) manufacturers of quality measurement tools (calibrators, controls, linearity, EQA/PT, biological materials), the Native Antigen Company, which is a manufacturer and supplier of viral antigens and LGC Proficiency Testing a global leader in PT schemes. We operate FDA-registered and ISO 13485-accredited facilities in Maine (USA), Massachusetts (USA), Maryland (USA), Tipperary (Ireland), ISO 9001-accredited facility in Oxford, UK, and Traverse City, Michigan US. Each day, our world-class staff, scientific expertise, operational efficiency, and superior quality systems are ready to support the range of advanced technologies that collectively improve patient outcomes - from the widely adopted and established through to cutting-edge NGS and precision diagnostics.