Job Description

An Accounts Assistant is required to join our clients fast moving  Business in Central London. This role has been created to cover the backlog of the extremely busy Christmas period. This business has experienced tremendous growth over the last 12 months and a temp to perm vacancy has arisen for a candidate who demonstrates an ability to handle a high volume workload.
As the successful Accounts Assistant you will be responsible for assisting a team of 4 with the day to day transactions of the business as well as demonstrating an ability to liaise with other departments within the business to generate the information that is required for month end closure.

Duties will include:

• Maintaining the purchase ledger ensuring accuracy and completeness on a weekly and monthly basis
• Preparing the weekly payment run
• Assist the implementation and management of company-wide Purchase Order process
• Reconciling Receipt Bank transactions to all credit card and expense receipts submitted electronically by employees across the company
• Reconcile all bank accounts on a weekly basis including PayPal and Stripe
• Produce all ad-hoc sales invoices relating to sale of books and rights income, and managing cash collection to ensure debtors are collected on time
• Supporting month end process, assisting with balance sheet reconciliations, maintaining the fixed asset register, prepayment and accruals schedules
• Ad-hoc assistance with credit control

The successful Accounts Assistant will be studying towards a relevant accountancy qualification (AAT/ACCA/CIMA) and ideally have experience working in a similar capacity for another business however being able to demonstrate an ability to prioritise your workload in a fast paced environment is essential.
This is a great opportunity for an Accounts Assistant to work for a vibrant start-up with a fresh new approach to employee welfare. Due to the urgent nature of this requirement we can only consider applications from candidates who are on a maximum of 1 weeks notice period.
 

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