Assistant Accountant Job Duties:

* Preparing financial documents such as invoices, bills, and accounts payable and receivable
* Completing purchase orders
* Managing payroll
* Completing financial reports on a regular basis and providing information to the finance team
* Assisting with budgets
* Completing bank reconciliations
* Entering financial information into appropriate software programs
* Managing company ledgers
* Processing business expenses
* Coordinating internal and external audits
* Verifying balances in account books and rectifying discrepancies
* Verifying bank deposits
* Managing day-to-day transactions
* Recording office expenditures and ensuring these expenses are within the set budget
* Assisting the finance department and senior accounting staff members with various tasks, including preparing budgets, records, and statements
* Posting daily receipts
* Preparing annual budgets
* Completing the year-end analysis
* Reporting on debtors and creditors
* Handling accruals and prepayments
* Managing monthly budgeting tasks
* Encoding accounting entries for data processing
* Sorting financial documents and posting them to the proper accounts
* Reviewing computer reports for accuracy and meticulously tracing errors back to their source
* Resolving errors in financial reports and correcting faulty reporting methods
Assistant Accountant Skills and Qualifications:
Data Entry; Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite; Excellent Skills With Microsoft Office; Payroll Experience; Experience in Balance Sheet Account Preparation; Detail Oriented; Organised; Timely; Competent IT Skills; Strong Bookkeeping Skills; Knowledge of Business Math; Understanding of Budgetary Principles; Strong Written and Oral Communication Skills; Associate's Degree in Business Administration or Related Field or Equivalent Work Experience
Candidates must have experience in the courier industry.
*Desired Skills: *

* Finance
*About The Employer: *
Our Client, Who is well established in the Courier Industry is looking for an Assistant Accountant.