Accounts Assistant

Global Accounting Network; London; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established consultancy firm is seeking an experienced Accounts Assistant to join their dynamic team in London. This role offers a fantastic opportunity for career growth, with study support for AAT/ACCA/CIMA qualifications. You'll be responsible for managing the accounts payable process, processing invoices, and maintaining the payables ledger. In a friendly and sociable open-plan office, you'll enjoy a supportive environment with opportunities for promotion and progression. The company also provides a competitive salary, private healthcare, and a dog-friendly office, making it an exciting place to advance your career in finance.

Benefits

Study support

Private healthcare

Enhanced leave

Pension scheme

Dog-friendly office

Social events

International travel opportunities

Qualifications

• 1-2 years experience in accounts payable is essential.
• AAT/ACCA/CIMA study support provided for career progression.

Responsibilities

• Processing supplier invoices and preparing payment runs.
• Reconciling accounts and resolving ledger balances.

Skills

Accounts Payable experience

Team player

Communication skills

Excel knowledge

Netsuite experience

Multi-currency exposure

Education

AAT/ACCA/CIMA studies

Tools

Netsuite

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Global Accounting Network are exclusively partnered with a well-established consultancy business to recruit for an experienced Accounts Assistant to support with managing the accounts payable process in a busy team. This is a fantastic opportunity for somebody wishing to grow their career in a busy environment, gain fantastic experience and also to progress their career, potentially in line with studies towards AAT/ACCA/CIMA - study support will be provided.

This Accounts Assistant job will suit candidates with 1-2 years' experience in a finance role focusing on accounts payable, who is also a team player and capable of driving efficiencies and making process improvements. This role will suit somebody looking to build their career with lots of opportunity for promotion and progression available within this team. Previous experience with Netsuite and multi-currency exposure would be a bonus. A good standard of Excel knowledge is essential.

In return this position will offer a friendly and sociable open-plan office environment, study support, a busy role with scope to learn and progress quickly, social events annually including potential for international travel, private healthcare enhanced leave and pension scheme, plus a dog-friendly office. A competitive salary and wider benefits package is also included. Whilst this role will require 5 days per week office-based working initially, upon successful completion of a probation period, hybrid working will be available with 2 days per week from home.

Skills/Experience Required:

• Previous Accounts Payable experience
• A desire to progress a career within finance
• A team player, with excellent communication skills

Main Responsibilities:

• Processing supplier invoices
• Reconciling to purchase orders
• Preparing payment runs
• Issuing supplier payment remittances
• Processing staff expenses
• Supplier statement reconciliations
• Resolving ledger balances
• Maintaining the payables ledger
• Dealing with finance-related queries
• Managing the finance inbox
• Various other ad-hoc administrative duties