Accounts Assistant

Grafton Banks Finance Ltd; Guildford; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A global services company in Guildford is seeking an Accounts Assistant on a full-time permanent basis. The role involves complex reconciliations, managing expenses, and supporting various finance projects. Ideal candidates should have practical accounting experience and be studying towards ACCA or CIMA qualifications. This position offers hybrid working after training and a competitive salary with full study support.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Full Study Support

Hybrid working option

Qualifications

• Practical experience in a UK finance department.
• A ‘Can do’ attitude and ability to learn quickly.
• Desire to study for relevant accounting qualification and progress within Finance.

Responsibilities

• Monitor funding facilities daily to ensure appropriate funds are maintained.
• Review and reconcile ERP transactions and external providers.
• Manage and process banking payments and ledger entries.

Skills

Practical UK working experience within Accounting and Finance

Excellent Excel and MS Office skills

Attention to detail and accuracy

Strong customer service skills

Building and developing robust working relations with key vendors

Education

Studying towards accounting qualification (ACCA, CIMA)

Tools

Accounting software

Job description

Grafton Banks Finance are delighted to be working with a rapidly growing global services company with offices in Guildford, Surrey to recruit an Accounts Assistant on a full-time permanent basis. Reporting into the Finance Manager you will be responsible for supporting the business with complex reconciliations, managing expenses and Accounts Payable within both the core finance and operations alongside working on a variety of projects, analysis and reporting. This role is a newly created position within the business, and we are looking for someone who has started studying further with their accounting qualifications (ACCA, or CIMA) alongside some practical experience within a UK finance department. Hybrid working is on offer post the training programme.

Responsibilities

• Monitor funding facilities daily, to ensure appropriate funds are maintained.
• Review the ERP transactions posted from the various funding facilities and reconcile to external providers weekly reporting.
• Process non-ERP transactions and reconcile to the external providers weekly reporting.
• Manage and process banking payments required for all top ups to funding facilities, and process posting of associated ledger entries
• Reconcile monthly Accounting AP ledger balances and control accounts, resolving queries promptly in line with month end reporting timelines
• Correspond with partners and respond to queries within specified time frames
• Act as the main point of contact for accounting managers and team in relation to funding transaction details and queries.
• Support the Finance Manager and Accounting team as necessary, with reporting and analysis, to help improve understanding and performance.
• Support Financial Operations with month end reconciliations and analysis
• Issue monthly accrued revenue listings to the Management Accounts team
• Ad hoc Partner (supplier) and client account reconciliations
• Audit Fieldwork support as required (providing/downloading documentation)
• Other support to Financial Operations as and when required.

Skills and Experience

• Practical UK working experience within Accounting and Finance
• Ideally started studying towards an accounting qualification ACCA, CIMA
• ‘Can do’ attitude and ability to learn quickly
• Excellent Excel and MS Office skills
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Organised with ability to meet deadlines
• Adaptable to change and works well under pressure
• Knowledge of accounting software
• Knowledge of working with various currencies
• Building and developing robust working relations with key vendors
• Great team player
• Strong customer service skills
• Demonstrate company acumen
• Knowledge of general accounting procedures, including reconciliation processes
• Desire to study for relevant accounting qualification and progress within Finance

For your experience you will be rewarded with a competitive salary and benefits package Full Study Support is available. This is a full-time permanent role working 40 hours a week. Hybrid working is on offer 2 days a week post the training programme.