Assistant Accountant
£30,000 - £34,000 + Benefits
Walton On Thames (3 days in office)
If you are looking for a fun, varied, progressive and hands on finance role then this could be the ideal role for your next career step. Amazing culture that is diverse, inclusive and ambitious.
This business is based in Walton on Thames and is one of the most people focused businesses we work with. They have an exceptional Financial Controller already in place and this role will support them as the business continues to grow organically and via acquisitions.
Role
- Manage accounts receivable processes end to end, including invoicing, reconciliation of accounts receivable and credit control.
- Support month-end process including posting monthly journals.
- Perform weekly bank reconciliations and posting bank receipts.
- Support preparation of monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
- Reconcile prepayment / deferred revenue schedules with the finance system.
- Prepare monthly / weekly reports as required.
- Support VAT preparation and submission.
- Support accounts payable processes and provide cover when required.
- Undertake ad hoc financial analysis from time to time.
- Ensure data within the system is as clean and up to date as possible to drive real time information reporting.
- Assist in ensuring a strong internal control environment is developed and maintained.
- Seek to continuously improve all existing systems, processes and controls.
- Assist in the preparation of statutory accounts and dealing with auditor queries.
- Support new systems implementation.
Your Profile
We are looking for a fun, humble, experienced finance professional who is looking to progress their career over the next 2-3 years.
You'll need a good grasp of double entry accounting, as well as exposure to accounts receivable/billing/credit control and a can-do mindset. There is massive scope for this role to take on more and more management accounting and analysis duties over time so it's key that you are keen to keep developing yourself professionally.
The ability to work effectively in Excel using Vlookups/Pivots would also be beneficial.
Salary & Benefits
£30,000-£34,000 plus full study support, pension and annual leave. The business operate a hybrid policy 3 days per week in office for all staff.