£40000 - £65000 Per year
Accounts Assistant
Full-time, Contract
Job Description
- Record cash, accruals and prepaid journal entries monthly ensuring the relevant supporting documentation is attached
- Record transactions and liaise with Technical accounting for correct ledger entries
- Record monthly payroll and liaise with payroll and benefits to resolve any discrepancies
- Reconcile the assigned intercompany balance sheet payables and receivables and update on Blackline
- Prepare monthly bank reconciliations in multiple currencies for Europe and other assigned entities on a timely basis
- Review the Technical cash postings and liaise with Technical accounting, Finance Operations and to ensure that any reconciling items or discrepancies are resolved efficiently
- Running monthly General Ledger revaluations for various entities
- Analyze and reconcile Balance Sheet accounts monthly for various entities using the Blackline reconciliation tool and Microsoft Excel
- Assist with internal and external audit requests
- Actively participate in continuous process improvements and make positive contributions by identifying areas for improvement and suggesting ideas within the Global Financial Accounting Team and the broader Finance organization
- Assist management with Ad Hoc requests
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Part qualified ACCA/CIMA or equivalent
- Five or three years’ experience in a General Accounting function
- Good understanding multi-currency bank reconciliations and ability to work with large volume of data
- Excellent balance sheet reconciliation skills
- Ability to prioritize workload to ensure deadlines are met and ability to review own work with attention to detail
- Self-motivated with a positive can-do attitude and able to work cohesively with management and team members
- Strong internal controls awareness
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Intermediate level Microsoft Excel skills including pivot-tables and v-lookups
- Insurance knowledge preferred but not essential
Reference no: 109409