Accounts Assistant / Finance Assistant - Multi Entity

Confidential; Essex; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential is seeking a Senior Finance Assistant / Senior Accounts Assistant in the United Kingdom to take ownership of key finance processes, support month-end activities and guide junior team members. The role requires VAT expertise, multi-entity experience, and strong Sage 50 and Excel skills.

You will manage intercompany invoicing, reconciliations, accruals and journals, while supporting month-end close and management accounts preparation.

Qualifications

• Approx. 5 years' experience within a finance environment.
• Experience working within a multi-entity environment.
• Proven experience preparing VAT returns and handling intercompany accounting, including invoicing, reconciliations and transactions.
• Strong knowledge of accruals, prepayments, journals and month-end processes.
• AAT qualified, part-qualified or qualified through relevant practical experience.
• Confident undertaking bank and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Experience maintaining accurate financial ledgers and robust financial controls.
• Strong working knowledge of Sage 50.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience using an ERP system is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Preparing and submitting quarterly VAT returns across multiple entities.
• Managing intercompany invoicing, recharges and reconciliations, resolving discrepancies.
• Completing daily and monthly bank reconciliations, including multi-currency accounts.
• Posting accruals, prepayments and month-end journals.
• Supporting month-end close and the preparation of management accounts.
• Processing and reviewing sales and purchase invoices, including supplier payment runs.
• Maintaining accurate sales, purchase and nominal ledgers, and monitoring aged debtors and creditors.
• Reconciling balance sheet control accounts and resolving outstanding or historic unreconciled items.
• Maintaining supporting schedules and processing authorised write-offs where required.
• Acting as a senior point of contact within the finance team, supporting and guiding Finance Assistants.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Intercompany accounting

VAT returns

Education

AAT qualification or equivalent

Tools

Sage 50

ERP systems

Job description

Senior Finance Assistant / Senior Accounts Assistant £32,000 - £40,000 Finance Expertise Multi-Entity Experience

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Finance Assistant / Senior Accounts Assistant to join a well-established provider of business communication and security technology solutions.

This is a varied role offering the opportunity to take ownership of key finance processes, play an important part in month-end activities and provide support and guidance to junior members of the finance team.

This full-time role offers salary range of £32,000 - £40,000and benefits.

You will be responsible for:

• Preparing and submitting quarterly VAT returns across multiple entities.
• Managing intercompany invoicing, recharges and reconciliations, resolving discrepancies.
• Completing daily and monthly bank reconciliations, including multi-currency accounts.
• Posting accruals, prepayments and month-end journals.
• Supporting month-end close and the preparation of management accounts.
• Processing and reviewing sales and purchase invoices, including supplier payment runs.
• Maintaining accurate sales, purchase and nominal ledgers, and monitoring aged debtors and creditors.
• Reconciling balance sheet control accounts and resolving outstanding or historic unreconciled items.
• Maintaining supporting schedules and processing authorised write-offs where required.
• Acting as a senior point of contact within the finance team, supporting and guiding Finance Assistants.

The candidates from the following background will be considered:

• Senior Finance Assistant, Senior Accounts Assistant, Finance Assistant, Assistant Accountant, Accounts Assistant, Finance Officer, Finance Executive or in a similar position

What we are looking for:

• Approx. 5 years' experience within a finance environment.
• Experience working within a multi-entity environment.
• Proven experience preparing VAT returns and handling intercompany accounting, including invoicing, reconciliations and transactions.
• Strong knowledge of accruals, prepayments, journals and month-end processes.
• AAT qualified, part-qualified or qualified through relevant practical experience.
• Confident undertaking bank and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Experience maintaining accurate financial ledgers and robust financial controls.
• Strong working knowledge of Sage 50.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience using an ERP system is highly desirable.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Senior Finance Assistant / Senior Accounts Assistant to take on a varied role, make an immediate impact and play a key part in supporting a busy finance team.

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