Assistant Accountant
Salary: £36,000 - £40,000
Cobham
Hybrid: 3 days from home, 2 days in the office
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES
Accounting, reporting and governance
- Account for and prepare financial statements for the group subsidiary
- Monthly debtors management and approval of sales invoices of a group subsidiary
- Assist with external audit (interim and final)
- Maintain the Fixed Asset Register and prepare monthly depreciation journals
- Reconcile fixed assets and the inter-company accounts on a monthly basis
- Account for and reconcile catering income
- Prepare quarterly VAT return for review by Financial Accountant (including Partial Exemption and Capital Goods Scheme).
- Prepare Statistical returns (Office for National Statistics)
- Manage anti-bribery training annually
- Preparation of P11D submission
Insurance
- Review and investigate the forms submitted for new drivers and maintain the records of insured drivers
- Data collection for insurance claims and renewals
- Assist with ad-hoc insurance queries
Systems and controls
- Document and review system procedures and processes
- Systems administration support for Access Dimensions and Focal Point: set up new Users; make adjustments to profiles when authorized; trouble shoot problems; log users off after systems issues and update system exchange rates
- Manage licenses for the Finance Systems
Treasury and banking
- Update the weekly cashflow
- Check credit ratings each month
KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS
- Part-Qualified Accountant (ACCA/CIMA)
- Core knowledge of financial accounting, tax matters and external reporting
- Strong Excel and IT skills
- Excellent planning and organisational skills in order to adhere to deadlines
- Good finance systems knowledge.
PERSONAL QUALITIES
- Good attention to detail
- Team worker