Contract Length: 3 months
Day Rate: £200-£220 per day
Location: Bristol (Keynsham) - hybrid working, 2 days per week from home
We're currently recruiting for a Reconciliation Analyst (Takings & Banking) to support a busy finance function on an initial 3-month contract. This role will focus on ensuring the accuracy and integrity of sales, takings, and banking transactions, while helping to reduce a backlog of unreconciled items.
Key Responsibilities:
- Investigate and resolve unreconciled cash, unmatched transactions, and discrepancies across takings and banking
- Reconcile POS data, bank statements, and Oracle/Open Accounts ledgers
- Produce daily, weekly, and monthly reporting using Power BI
- Prepare journals and support accurate general ledger reporting
- Liaise with internal finance teams and operational sites to resolve queries
- Identify and support process improvements within the cash and banking cycle
- Support ad hoc reconciliation and reporting tasks as required
Skills & Experience Required:
- Proven experience in bank reconciliations or similar transactional finance roles
- Strong working knowledge of Oracle Financials (EBS or Fusion); Open Accounts experience beneficial
- Advanced Excel skills (VLOOKUPs, pivot tables, data analysis)
- Experience working in fast-paced, high-volume environments
- Strong attention to detail, analytical skills, and ability to meet tight deadlines
- Confident communicator, able to work with finance and non-finance stakeholders
Desirable:
Studying towards AAT or equivalent
Strong risk and control awareness
Proactive, hands-on approach with a problem-solving mindset
This is an excellent short-term opportunity for a detail-oriented finance professional to make an immediate impact within a busy team.