£28000 - £30000 Per year
Assistant Accountant
Permanent,Full-time
Job Description
- Updating financial records and ensuring all transactions are processed correctly in a timely manner
- New acquisitions statutory accounts (small companies) assistance and support with preparation and filing as required
- Post journals to reallocate debtors and reconcile debtors to cash monthly
- Tracking and performing reconciliations, ensure Month End reporting is completed as per the published timetable and all reconciliations are completed in a timely manner and appropriately supported.
- Assisting the central departments with financial queries and any required entries pre-Month End Close with review of balance sheet/P&L variances and provide Quality Variance Analysis
- Ensuring the day to day and long-term compliance of financial procedures
- Drive accurate accruals processes with attention to detail for statement of unrecorded liabilities
- Prepare monthly sales summary for review
- Preparing and posting journals
- Support with day-to-day transactions in finance and perform AP/AR functions as required
- Monitor team inbox and communicate with both external and internal stakeholders
- Request and chase information from vendors and other business stakeholders
- Make payment requests and ensure these are processed for suppliers, HMRC and vendors
- Perform companies house functions and file confirmation statements ensuring that completion accounts are filed on time
- Identify and make appropriate process improvement suggestions
- Comfortable with dealing with people at different levels of management
- Maintain simple progress tracking for allocated tasks/works
- Perform adhoc tasks as and when required
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Available at short notice for interviews and be able to start in early Jan 2023
- Be AAT Qualified, or CIMA/ACCA studying or QBE
- Strong work ethic and a desire to continually develop good teamwork
- Be able to perform Balance sheet analysis - identify and explain variances
- Knowledge of book-keeping
- Previous experience of general ledger posting and double entry concepts essential
- Experience in professional office environment essential
- Knowledge of Sage desirable
- Strong Excel skills (V-Look ups and Pivot Tables)
- Ability to work well under pressure
- English essential, with strong communication skills (face to face and over Teams etc)
- Passionate Finance professional
- Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills
Reference no: 106442