£35000 - £40000 Per year
Assistant Accountant
Permanent,Full-time
Job Description
- Performs accounting and other related duties for the business.
- Assist in the preparation of monthly balance sheets, income statements, and profit and loss statements.
- Maintains the general ledger.
- Codes invoices, sets up new accounts, reconciles accounts, and closes the monthly books.
- Reconciles bank accounts at least monthly, verifies deposits, and addresses inquiries from banks.
- Reconciles cash disbursement accounts, payroll, customer accounts, and other financial accounts; manages accounts receivable collections.
- Verifies and/or completes payment of invoices associated with accounts payable and ensures payments are charged to the appropriate accounts.
- Aid on outside audits; gathers necessary account information and documents to perform annual audit.
- Assist Controller in filing tax forms with federal, state, and local government.
- Maintains knowledge of acceptable accounting practices.
- Assist in month end closing.
- Assume other activities and responsibilities from time to time as directed.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, or related field
- Two-three years of related experience
- Strong quantitative and qualitative analytical skills; experience with financial consolidations and reporting for multi-divisional entities a plus
- Excellent computer skills - knowledge of accounting software programs, ideally SAP. Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel
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