Assistant Accountant
Permanent,Full-time
Job Description
- Support the Finance Manager in the maintenance of accounting ledgers
- Liaise with accounting staff to resolve queries within the accounting period
- Manage bank reconciliation for UK or EU entities
- Support the Assistant accountant in the maintenance of fixed assets register
- Prepayments
- Support the Finance Manager in the maintenance of accounting ledgers
- Liaise with accounting staff to resolve queries within the accounting period
- The primary purpose of the role will be to support the day-to-day transactions within the accounts
- Supporting the Finance Manager by completing assigned tasks during period close; completing assigned reconciliation of accounting schedules across the balance sheet; Managing the daily banking reconciliation for assigned entities, with additional responsibilities as required around quarter-end and ad-hoc schedules as directed.
- The role will require interaction with other business units to question and clarify external transactions within the accounts, and onward explanations of variances to the Finance Manager for review.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Previous experience with multi-functional and multi-currency organizations
- Experience in Bank reconciliations
- Experience from Retail Stores / Hospitality business
- Strong computer skills. Advanced Excel.
- Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Ideally, you will be at the beginnings of studying for Professional Qualification (ACA / ACCA / CIMA)
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Attention to detail and ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
- Self-Starting, conscientious and uses initiative
- High degree of integrity with the ability to handle confidential and sometimes highly sensitive matters
Reference no: 106717