Finance Assistant

Impression Digital

Impression is a multi-award winning, high growth digital marketing agency based in Nottingham, London and Manchester.

We are Digital Growth Specialists helping ambitious global brands push boundaries. We define and deliver integrated digital strategies that transform our clients from market players to market leaders. As we embark on another year of accelerated growth we’re looking for a Marketing Effectiveness Specialist to help us lead the charge into offering “media science” via data science, data engineering and data analytics capabilities to our teams and our clients.

Our agency wouldn’t be what it is today without our incredible people. Our diverse team encompasses expertise across the digital landscape which enables us to accelerate change and results, driving business growth faster. Our collaborative, creative and inclusive culture helps build our reputation as a leading digital employer and we are committed to nurturing and developing people to their full potential.

Recognising that we are a part of something much bigger, we’re on a mission to use business as a force for good. We’re actively committed to creating a positive impact for our people, planet and community.

The Role

Are you early in your career, looking to develop your finance skills, or an experienced finance professional who loves what you do? As a Finance Assistant, you’ll play a crucial role in the Finance department and the wider Operations unit. This position is key to ensuring accurate and timely financial data while supporting Finance as an efficient, value-adding function—helping Impression achieve its business objectives.

This is a full-time role, but we’re open to considering part-time hours if that would make the position the right fit for you.

Responsibilities

Accountable for:
The daily Bank reconciliations, sourcing bills, coding and approving correctly, owning any subsequent queries and nominal postings
Handing over approved invoices to the Assistant Accountant, approved inline with the company authorisation levels
Own the ApprovalMax process from entry to completion
Verifying and approving employee expenses, pushing back and questioning where spend is outside of the expenses scope or non compliant
Consistent and accurate use department systems
Timely chasing of Aged Debt

Responsible for:
Maintenance of all documents required for external review
The timely and effective collection of debt in accordance with policies and procedures, escalating where appropriate
Adhering to the internal audit processes

Supporting with:
Any reconciliation requirements and transactional queries in relation to statutory submissions
Ad Hoc projects or other routine tasks as and when needed

Not ticking all the boxes? Don't worry, here at Impression we promote a culture of learning and development so we'll help you out! There is research to suggest that women and people of colour are less likely to apply for roles in which they don’t meet 100% of the requirements but at Impression we want to ensure everyone is encouraged to apply with us. Equity, diversity and inclusion are integral to Impression’s recruitment process and we are committed to ensuring your experience with us is equal, fair and non-discriminatory.

SALARY: £24,500

Please note, this role is a hybrid role, in line with our flexible working policy. We look to hire candidates who are no more than a 90 minute journey away from our office locations to ensure your personal time is protected and that you're able to travel into the office when necessary.


What makes us different
We are proud to be listed on the “Flexa 100” Most Flexible Companies to work for and to be officially recognised as a Great Place to Work®. Join us on our high-growth journey and be part of a culture that prioritises your health, wellbeing and personal development.

Alongside our amazing culture, here's what else makes us standout as a great employer:

- Flexible, hybrid working options - as per ways of working charter
- 4.5 day working week (Friday afternoons off, all year round)
- Private medical insurance with access to EAP
- Impression funded specialist therapy sessions, up to 6 sessions where Impression funds 50% of the cost
- Enhanced sick pay
- Access to OpenUp, a virtual therapy platform
- Enhanced parental leave
- 28 days annual leave, plus bank holiday
- Life leave – when something unexpected happens in your life and you need some paid leave
- Pregnancy loss and parental bereavement leave
- Compassionate leave
- Eye-care vouchers
- Opportunity to save on and spread the cost of new tech through Techscheme
- Travel to work scheme
- Railcard salary sacrifice scheme
- Budget for books, tools and software
- A full social calendar
- Summer and Christmas party (off-site)
- Chance to attend national and international conferences
- Top Apple equipment to use at work
- Savings on bikes and accessories through Cyclescheme
- Contributory pension scheme
- The usual agency stuff – office dogs, drinks fridge, ping pong and foosball, tea and coffee and office snacks

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
We're listening and we're learning.

We’re committed to embracing diversity and promoting equal opportunities, both within our teams and through the services we provide. But we know we still have work to do. Improving fairness – in our agency and our industry – is something we’re passionate about, and we’re committed to having the conversations, making the changes and helping other businesses to do the same.

We pledge to promote equal opportunities and, as per the Equality Act 2010, will not tolerate discrimination on the grounds of: gender, gender identity, marital status, sexual orientation, race, colour, nationality, religion, age, disability, caring responsibilities or beliefs. We’ll also make every effort to represent different genders, ethnicities, socio-economic backgrounds and sexualities at the events, panels and discussions we run.

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