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Assistant Accountant - Media & Football

  • Location: Orpington
  • Salary: £28,000 - £32,000 per annum
  • Job Type:Permanent

Posted about 2 months ago

  • Sector: finance
  • Type: hybrid
  • Contact: Jaimie Rozanski
  • Contact Email: Jaimie.Rozanski@handle.co.uk
  • Expiry Date: 31 March 2024
  • Job Ref: 1012989838

An exciting opportunity has become available for a Finance Assistant to join a global Production business that specialises in Media & Football. This is the perfect opportunity for someone who loves Football and enjoys getting fully involved in the role and being part of a busy team!

As the Finance Assistant you will be providing accounting support to the production team - including the following:

  • Issuing purchase orders as required using the SAP system

  • Ensuring that vendor invoices are properly coded, authorized and processed for payment

  • Liaising with Accounts Payable on all Payables issues - dealing with vendor enquiries etc

  • Requesting new vendor set up via vendor governance

  • Supporting corporate finance and production with reconciling expenditure incurred on production credit cards

  • Ensuring that all production costs are recharged to the relevant projects each month

  • Dealing with T&E expenses for all relevant staff using the SAP system

  • Raising Client Invoices using the SOL system

  • Completing the monthly update of the actual expenditure for the Production Cost Reports and helping Production Managers to analyse and explain their budget variances

  • Dealing with any other ad hoc production related finance matters as required

  • Liaising with accounting staff in other departments on all of the above.

The ideal candidate will be:

  • Proficient in Microsoft packages specifically Excel

  • Previous experience in an accounting/finance environment

  • Mathematically competent

  • Minimum of A level education or equivalent

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.