Accounts Assistant

Costello Medical•Boston, MA

10d•$52,000 - $55,000•Hybrid

About The Position

By stepping into the Accounts Assistant role at Costello Medical, you will support with a wide range of financial tasks and processes to ensure the smooth operation of our North American financial functions. As an Accounts Assistant at Costello Medical, you will play a key role within our Finance team, supporting with a wide range of financial tasks and processes to ensure the smooth operation of our North American financial function. You will have the opportunity to develop your skills across various areas of finance, including sales and purchase ledger, enabling you to take initiative and proactively shape the role as it evolves. You will receive comprehensive one-on-one training from experienced team members, learning about the technical aspects of the role and effective project management. We recognize that working from home can improve work life balance, reduce commuting times and costs, and provide the opportunity to juggle personal commitments. At the same time, we believe that having face-to-face time in the office holds many benefits and is central to ensuring that the community we have created, where people have a workplace they belong to and feel part of, is never lost. Therefore, we offer flexible working arrangements that allow our colleagues to work from home for up to half of the time, measured across a 2-week rolling period. Please note that as part of our wider flexible working policy, employees may work outside of Massachusetts for up to 4 weeks annually.

Requirements

A relevant educational background or at least one year of experience working in a finance-related role
Experience supporting various areas of finance, such as ledger management, reconciliations, and financial reporting
Excellent numerical skills and a strong attention to detail
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to build robust and sustainable working relationships
Exceptional organizational skills and the ability to prioritize tasks effectively
An ability to plan and manage your own workload, meet deadlines, and collaborate effectively with others
An interest in, and aptitude for, mastering new systems and internal processes
Experience using Microsoft Office applications, particularly the VLOOKUP and pivot table functions in Excel

Nice To Haves

Practical experience using the Rapport3 and AccountsIQ platforms, as well as an understanding of other financial systems

Responsibilities

Processing supplier invoices, credit card transactions, and internal expenses
Bookkeeping across all group companies using AIQ, Rapport3, and Concur
Supporting financial reporting and data reconciliation activities
Advising our scientific teams on expense management and invoicing procedures
Identifying and suggesting improvements to financial and administrative systems
Assisting with general financial duties such as budgeting, forecasting, and month-end processes
Projecting a positive image of the Finance team and actively seeking to reduce the administrative burden placed on others