Accounting Assistant – 6-Month FTC, Multi‑Entity Close

PA Consulting; Melbourn; Vor Ort; GBP 26.000 - 36.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

PA Consulting is seeking an Accounting Assistant for our Melbourn office on a 6-month fixed term contract. You will work with the Accounting Manager to manage a portfolio of entities UK, Ireland & Australia, attending the office every Tuesday and Wednesday.

Key duties include month-end close, fixed asset registers, balance sheet reconciliations, VAT, statutory accounts, audits, SOX controls, intercompany recharge processes, and ad hoc tasks to support finance operations.

Qualifikationen

• Minimum of 2-years related experience in an accounting environment.
• Experience with month-end close, GL activities, and intercompany processes.

Aufgaben

• Managing month end close – ensuring all general ledger activities including the processing of journals for the fixed assets, accruals, prepayments and intercompany processes are timely and accurately performed.
• Maintain accurate fixed asset registers including, recording additions/disposals, depreciation entries and reconciliation to the general ledger
• Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations
• Review of Ireland VAT return and posting journals
• Assist the Accounting Manager with the preparation of the statutory accounts
• Preparing information packs for the external audits and responding to external audit requests within the set timeframes
• Preparation of SOX audit schedules and responding to requests from the SOX audit team
• Comply with internal controls, including SOX controls
• Ensuring the smooth running of the intercompany recharge processes that you are allocated
• Completing monthly analysis of key P&L accounts
• Documentation and monitoring of internal controls and procedures
• Ad hoc tasks as required

Kenntnisse

Attention to detail

Excel

XLOOKUP

SUMIFS

Pivot tables

Multi-currency

Analytical thinking

Deadline-driven

Cross-functional collaboration

Ausbildung

Accounting qualification (AAT/ACCA/ACCA/CIMA)

PeopleSoft Financials (preferred)

Tools

PeopleSoft Financials

Jobbeschreibung

PA Consulting is seeking an Accounting Assistant for our Melbourn office on a 6-month fixed term contract. You will work with the Accounting Manager to manage a portfolio of entities UK, Ireland & Australia, attending the office every Tuesday and Wednesday.

Key duties include month-end close, fixed asset registers, balance sheet reconciliations, VAT, statutory accounts, audits, SOX controls, intercompany recharge processes, and ad hoc tasks to support finance operations.