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Assistant Accountant
  • United Kingdom - London - Central London -
1 year ago
£30000 - £32000 Per year
Assistant Accountant
Permanent,Full-time
Job Description

Process accounts payable invoices - ensuring coded correctly to Xero
Perform monthly supplier statement reconciliations to ensure completeness of Supplier ledgers
Ensure all bank accounts are reconciled on a daily basis, following up with relevant colleagues for any missing invoices/ payment receipts in a timely manner
Reconciliation of all staff expenses card transactions, ensuring company expenses policy is adhered to, highlighting any issues to the Financial Controller. Also checking receipts, coding and correct VAT accounted for
Review of all staff expenses in Xero, checking receipts, coding and correct VAT accounted for and also ensuring expenses are incurred in line with expenses policy
Download of monthly bank statements and completion of monthly bank rec
Assist with management and administration of contractor timesheet and expenses portal - be able to assist with responding to queries to help support other members of the team
Supplier contracts tracking - ensure spreadsheet is kept updated to track start and end dates of all supplier contracts, with notification to the Financial Controller / relevant stakeholders of any notice periods/end dates.
Supporting Cost base back up documentation.
Assisting with information for Cash flow reporting.
Automation of current Finance team processes
Interaction with payroll/international payroll
Assisting with and developing the credit control function including the reporting of and production of sales invoices for permanent placements.
Weekly funding report and upload to online portal
Assist with month end processes and reconciliations
Assist with ad hoc finance team reporting
Assist with accounts payable and supplier ledgers for global entities once set up and as the business grows
Have ambitions to move into more management accounting work as experience grows


Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

1-2 years' experience in a similar role
Ideally studying towards a professional accounting qualification, which we will support.
Previous experience of using Xero software preferable but not necessary
Excellent Excel experience and minimum of intermediate knowledge of formulas and their uses.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Confident and able to liaise with clients, consultants and suppliers
Experienced in dealing with urgent requests - adapting and prioritising your workload
Able to work under pressure


Reference no: 101060

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