£40000 - £44000 Per year
Assistant Accountant
Permanent,Full-time
Job Description
- Budget creation and analysis of budget and actual/estimated amounts on monthly basis.
- Payment management of all remittances by due date.
- Verifying suppliers and merchant payments prepared by Accounts Assistants.
- Reviewing Direct Debit transactions for multiple bank accounts.
- Posting management accounting information into the accounting system by due date.
- Assist with the completion of month end reporting as directed by the Statutory and Tax Manager.
- Create monthly management reporting to be reviewed by the Statutory and Tax Manager by due date.
- Reviewing the annual Payment Settlement reporting for Merchant settlements.
- Cash flow management to ensure there is no cash shortage and to use the cash strategically, as per management direction.
- Monitor daily bank movement with multi-currency accounts.
- Support improvement activities for current and future accounting operations including manuals update.
- Ensuring merchant reconciliation journals are posted accurately, investigating any anomalies whilst reviewing various schedules.
- Participate in the preparation activities for financial audit / internal audit as required.
- Be the key liaison between third parties and the company Finance team such as banks, accounting system vendors, accounting firms, tax consultants, auditors etc.
- Providing support and induction to the new starters to make sure all the areas are covered during the handover processes.
- Perform other related tasks as assigned by management and to meet business needs.
- Comply with company policies and procedures.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Minimum part qualified AAT or Bachelor's degree in Accounting or equivalent
- Proficiency English (spoken and written) is required
- Strong accounting skills and understanding of accounting operations
- Minimum five years’ experience in Accounting and Finance related roles.
- Payment Card Industry experience is desirable
- People management experience or operating to a senior level is desirable.
- Experience in preparation of balance sheet accounts and works related to financial audit.
- Intermediate or advanced proficiency in the MS Office Package; excellent excel skills.
- Ability to drive results.
- Excellent people management skills and ability to develop and maintain relationships internally and externally.
- Demonstrable analytical and data interpretation skills.
- Strong presentation skills, articulate, able to communicate clearly at all levels.
- Resourceful in resolving issues and solving problems, leveraging resources to get results.
- Creates an atmosphere in which timely information flows smoothly both upward and downward through the organization.
- Ability to work independently and take initiative.
- Actively pursues learning and self-development to enhance personal, professional and business growth, shares learning.
Reference no: 103704