Accounts Assistant
Southwest London
Salary £32,000 to £37,000
A dynamic, high growth and extremely successful FMCG company based in the heart of Southwest London are recruiting an Accounts Assistant to join their finance team on a permanent basis. Reporting to their enthusiastic and nurturing financial controller, this is an amazing opportunity to join financially stable company where your finance career can flourish!
The company have some of the world's most sought-after brands who are backed by some of the most well-known celebrities around the globe.
Working in amazing modern offices in Southwest London with lovely social open plan facilities. Minutes' walk from an amazing high street, close to local tubes, trains and bus routes. The high street features a variety of boutique shops, restaurants, bars and trendy cafes catering to all your lunch and after work drinks requirements. Apply today!
Key Responsibilities of the Accounts Assistant:
- Ownership of the finance inbox.
- Posting banking journals daily across multiple accounts (GBP, USD, Euros & AUD).
- Preparing monthly VAT returns.
- Reviewing purchase invoices on the accounting system (Purchase Order matching, approvals, brand coding and cost allocation).
- Preparation of the weekly supplier pay runs
Other month end duties of the Accounts Assistant:
- Reconciling and prepare monthly banking reports.
- Preparing bank and credit card reconciliations.
- Preparing monthly supplier statement reconciliations.
- Preparing monthly aged receivables report.
- Reconciling and posting intercompany transactions.
- Raising commission and recharge invoices.
Key Skills and Experience:
- AAT or equivalent.
- Experience working with Microsoft Dynamics would be an advantage or Sage.
- Ideally FMCG experience.
- Excellent accuracy and attention to detail.
The job title Accounts Assistant may also be known as a Finance Assistant.