Assistant Accountant London, England
Job description
Assistant Accountant you will support the day-to-day transactions within the accounts for retail and wholesale business. As the department is small, there will be exposed to many different tasks, so it is imperative that the successful candidate has excellent attention to detail and accuracy. Confidence and good communication skills are highly valued, as to the ability to identify improvements to processes and procedures. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to gain all-round experience in finance within fast paced environment. You will be required to work in the office 3 out of 5days .
RESPONSIBILITIES include but are not limited to:
- Manage weekly banking including making payments in local/foreign currencies
- Perform weekly postings & monthly multi-currency bank reconciliations and administration.
- Prepare cash flow forecast report.
- Downloading sales data from our subscriptions platform and uploading them accurately into our accounting package (Xero) on a weekly basis.
- Reconcile daily sales takings and agree to card, cash and bank receipts.
- Manage purchase order system, matching invoices to orders, allocating orders to appropriate account.
- Manage purchase/sales ledgers
- Prepare VAT returns on a monthly and quarterly basis.
- Support the Management and External Accountants in the maintenance of accounting ledgers
- Perform monthly reconciliations of balance sheet accounts.
- Record prepaid expenses in the accounting system and prepare monthly prepaid schedule and reconciliation for assigned entities to agreed time scales
- Provide assistance during the year-end accounts preparation, file (soft copies) invoices, bank statements, bank correspondence.
- Monitor accounts/expense mailbox
- Be involved with improving processes for the team and wider team
- Assisting with ad hoc duties.
Key to the role:
- Previous experience in a similar accounting role with exposure
- Familiar of the retail /wholesale industry and working environment
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office including Excel
- Familiar with accounting software – Xero
- Qualified or Part qualified - AAT /CIMA /ACCA
- A proactive attitude to learning new skills and personal development
- Attention to detail and a naturally diligent approach.
- A strong team player with good interpersonal skills
- Ability to work with speed and accuracy with numbers
- Ability to work independently and unsupervised yet still work to deadlines
- Ability to ask for help when required
- Inquisitive nature, keen to understand the business and ask questions
Job Type: Permanent
Salary: £25,000.00-£30,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Work from home
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability
Work Location: Hybrid remote in 15-17 Ingate Place, SW8 3NS
