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Assistant Accountant

Morgan McKinleyLondon🇬🇧United Kingdom

Quick overview

Salary£35k - £40k/yr
SeniorityMid Senior
Employment typeFull Time
Work modeHybrid
LocationLondon, United Kingdom
Accounts PayableGeneral LedgerReconciliation

Job description

Industry: Staffing / Recruitment
Role: Assistant Accountant
Location: Central London (Hybrid - 4 days in office, 1 from home)
The company:
A chance to join a business that provides staffing services to multiple industries including construction, engineering and medical sectors across UK&I. The company is looking for an experience Accounts Assistant to join the team and support with the day-to-day finance operations as well as supporting the financial accounting processes. Great opportunity for someone to grow and develop as part of a fostering finance function in a brilliant business.
The role:
General Ledger

  • Perform weekly bank reconciliations.
  • Prepare quarterly VAT returns.
  • Process Accounts Payable - posting supplier invoices and reconciling supplier statements and accounts.
  • Prepare monthly CIS returns.
  • Update the month-end trial balance in Excel with the Sage TB.
  • Review and journal prepayments.
  • Review accruals.
  • Maintain the fixed assets register.
  • Process intercompany cross charges and reconcile intercompany balances across the group.
  • Conduct the monthly account review to identify large expenditure versus budget.
  • Assist in compiling weekly financial reports.
  • Process and manage business expenses
  • Assist in compiling the annual budget process, including analysis and supporting tasks.
  • Ongoing support and training will be provided.
Credit control
  • Prepare and issue weekly sales invoices to clients.
  • Manage and monitor client credit accounts to ensure timely payments and adherence to agreed credit limits.
  • Develop and maintain strong client relationships, addressing enquiries and concerns promptly and professionally.
  • Assess and analyse credit applications, making recommendations for credit approval or rejection.
  • Compile a weekly debtors report for review with the Financial Lead and Commercial Team.
  • Reconcile and post customer receipts on the system (Sage 50).
  • Assist in assessing credit risk for new clients.
  • Complete monthly reconciliation of insurance limits.
  • Liaise with the firm's debt recovery agents.
  • Continually develop and improve credit control processes.
  • Support the Group Head of Credit Control on ad-hoc tasks.
What's in it for you?
  • Competitive salary - £35,000 - £40,000 p.a.
  • Study support package
  • Progression / Development opportunities
Interested? If you are keen on this opportunity, please don't hesitate to reach out and apply. Looking forward to reviewing your application.

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