Role: Accounts Assistant
Benefits: Competitive package including: 25 days holiday, pension, annual bonus scheme, hybrid working (min. 3 days in the office), health insurance, employee assistance programme, in office social events
Salary: £28,000 - £34,000 depending on experience + Study Support
Person Specification: Finance graduate with minimum of 18 months -3 years accounting experience
We have teamed up with a business that produces over 60 events a year in the UK and abroad - conferences, gala dinners, live entertainment, awards ceremonies, videos, high end hospitality, sponsorship activation and experiential activities. We handle the production and logistics of events from conception to delivery.
The Role:
Working in a finance team of four, this is a varied Accounts Assistant role in which you will undertake duties across end to end Transnational Finance including:
processing supplier invoices and matching to the PO System
preparing the payment runs
raising sales invoices
Credit Control and Supplier Statement Reconciliations
supporting month end - processing journals and reconciliation to trial balance
expenditure analysis
balance sheet reconciliation (accruals, prepayments)
multi currency bank reconciliations
Run Forex adjustments across Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and GLs
Posting of inter-company recharges across the Group
processing staff expenses
Maintain Fixed Asset register and prepare depreciation journals.
assisting with year end
assisting in Project Maintenance and helping the wider team with budget management
other ad hoc tasks as required
Person specification:
To be considered for this role you will have had around 2 years' experience in a similar Accounts Assistant/Bookkeeper role and be actively studying towards AAT/ACCA/CIMA or similar qualification. You will be comfortable with transactional finance and will have had some exposure to month-end.
The key skills required are:
Sage experience is essential and proficient on Microsoft Excel
Knowledge of Procim highly desirable, although training will be provided. Experience of using any other Project Management / Budgeting Tool and PO system is preferable
High level of attention to detail and ability to find errors
Willing to challenge and make positive changes
Articulate with strong communication skills as this role will require you to liaise with senior members of staff on a regular basis alongside your day to day finance responsibilities
Ability to hit the ground running and work unsupervised
Be able to work under pressure and manage changing deadlines
Be enthusiastic, self-motivated and be able to work in a small but very fast paced and dynamic environment
Passion and drive to learn and complete studies
Handle actively welcomes applicants from under-represented backgrounds - we pride ourselves on attracting the best talent for every opportunity through a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
