£25000 - £35000 Per year
Assistant Accountant
Permanent,Full-time
Job Description
- Prepare and produce monthly management accounts for the UK business and respective subsidiaries including accruals and prepayments
- Maintain accounting support schedules and journal processing including calculations and back up
- Completion of assigned balance sheet month reconciliations
- Prepare and complete budget and forecasting templates
- Undertake various financial analysis and reporting on stock movements, gross margin and department performance
- Contribute to company financial strategy and decision making process on initiatives
- Contribute to quality control over financial transactions and reporting
- Access and support financial systems to identify and build relevant reports to support both finance and business functions
- Assist Head of Finance in maintaining month end and year end reporting schedule
- Ensure the accuracy of monthly Royalty accrual calculations, reconciliations , payments and quarterly reporting
- Assist Head of Finance with managing the annual process and liaising with external auditors including supporting the preparation of year end statutory accounts
- Oversee company Asia books, payments, bank reconciliations, annual reporting and audit working papers
- Administer and maintain finance system chart of accounts and department allocations
- Act and contingency and back up for the Financial Controllers responsibilities and cover for the other finance members for Accounts Payable and Receivable
- Update standard operating procedures for management accounting activities
- Contribute to maintenance of efficient processes to ensure efficient financial control is exercised across the business
- Provide ad hoc financial information and reports as and when required
- Ad hoc tasks as requested by Head of Finance
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Accounts Payable
- Bank Reconciliations
- Finance Department
- Management Accountant
- Knowledge/understanding of Management Accounting and reporting
- High level of Excel competency plus skills in PowerPoint and Word
- Strong analytical skills
- Accuracy and strong attention to detail
- Desire to deliver against monthly timetable
- Ability to interact internally across a variety of functions
- Proactive in seeking out and achieving improved financial performance
- Able to work on own initiative and a self starter
Reference no: 106415