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Assistant Accountant

Employer
Page Personnel
Location
England, London, City of London
Salary
£28000 - £32000 per annum + study support
Closing date
Aug 5, 2021

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Job Role
Assistant Accountant
Sector
Software & Technology
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

This role is a great opportunity for a part qualified accountant to learn off a qualified Financial Controller. You will complete transactional accounting tasks as well as assisting with month end duties.

Client Details

My Client is a leader in technology and telecommunications with ambition plans for growth over the next 5 years. Their head accountancy office is based the City of London

Description

The key responsibilities for this Assistant Accountant role are as follows:

  • Support the timely and accurate delivery of financial reports in accordance with IFRS and local statutory requirements;
  • Prepare month end reconciliations including: bank reconciliations, fixed asset reconciliations, inventory reconciliations, intercompany and more;
  • Manage accruals and prepayments;
  • General ledger maintenance and monitoring in line with company policies and J-Sox requirements;
  • Understanding journal requests, preparing and processing with appropriate supporting documentation;
  • Document and maintain complete and accurate supporting information for all financial transactions;
  • Work closely with Transaction Processing team to problem solve and ensure effective collaboration between departments;
  • Proactively support FX position reporting to Treasury team;
  • Proactively manage intercompany/group reconciliations;
  • Assist with internal/external audit;
  • Collaborate with and support business departments and regional corporate

Profile

To be considered for this Assistant Accountant role, you must have the following:

  • Strong educational background: Degree educated in a numerically focussed field (accountancy & finance, economics, mathematics etc).
  • Ideally working towards an accountancy qualification (ACCA/ACA)
  • Understanding of basic accounting principles
  • 1-2 years of experience following graduation
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Ability to work with a high level of accuracy and meet tight deadlines;
  • Experience with SAP is beneficial

Job Offer

The successful candidate will be offered:

  • Social, friendly and welcoming team
  • Opportunity to grow with the company
  • Share options into employment

Company

When it comes to recruiting and placing part qualified (PQ) accountants and transactional finance candidates, Page Personnel gets the job done. We have 200 specialist recruitment consultants who know the finance market inside out and can help you to find the right role or the right candidate for your specific requirements. As part of a network of 21 countries we’re also able to offer global insight and access to international candidates.

We maintain close links with institutions like CIMA and ACCA, so it’s a market we fully understand. Our expertise also extends to areas like credit control, accounts payable and payroll and graduate recruitment. 

 

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