Job Title: Accounts Assistant
Location: Based in London office or South Normanton Office
Purpose of Job
As an Accounts Assistant, you will support the finance team by managing day-to-day financial operations, including processing invoices, maintaining accurate financial records, assisting with journals preparation, and ensuring timely payments. The role supports the finance department in ensuring financial data accuracy, supporting financial decision-making, and maintaining compliance with relevant accounting standards and company policies
Key Responsibilities
- Dealing with day-to-day payables and receivables enquiries.
- Work alongside the Senior Creditors Analyst to process, review, and verify invoices, ensuring accuracy and compliance with company policies and procedures.
- Process AP bulk payment reports for EFT processing team as well as raising manual vendors payments when required in line with company policies.
- Monitor and reconcile vendor statements, resolving discrepancies in a timely manner.
- Support the corporate accounting team in optimising AR/AP processes to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
- Collaborate with internal departments and external vendors to resolve payment and invoicing issues.
- Assist in month-end and year-end closing activities where required
- Maintain in SharePoint proper documentation and records for audit and compliance purposes.
- Ensure compliance with tax regulations, such as CIS reporting and VAT entries.
- Generate reports and provide analysis on AR and AP metrics.
- Assisting with journal entries and support preparing Balance Sheet reconciliations where applicable.
Accountabilities
- Reporting to Director of Corporate Accounting
- Working closely with the Senior Creditor Analyst
Person Specification / Attributes Required
Education
(Essential) - Higher education, in progress studies – internship year, in Business, Finance or Accounting
Skills / Knowledge (Essential)
- Good communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Computer skills – proficiency in Excel
- Numerate
- Good time keeping
- Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned. #BGISUK
Skills Required
- Higher education in progress or internship year in Business, Finance, or Accounting
- Good communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Proficiency in Excel
- Numerate
- Good time keeping
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
