Accounts Assistant (One year student placement)

Meridian Bioscience, Inc.; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic life science company is seeking a management accountant to support the Senior Management Accountant in managing finance functions for UK entities. The role involves month-end accounting, reconciliations, and purchase ledger management. Ideal candidates are ACCA/CIMA Part Qualified, possess excellent Excel skills, and demonstrate strong interpersonal abilities.

Qualifications

• ACCA/CIMA Part Qualified (continuing to study or working towards).
• Good Excel skills essential.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist with day-to-day running of finance functions.
• Handle month-end activities, reconciliations, and reporting.
• Support Purchase Ledger and Treasury tasks.

Skills

Excel skills

Analytical thinking

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Education

ACCA/CIMA Part Qualified

Job description

About Meridian

Meridian Bioscience is a fully integrated life science company that develops, manufactures, markets, and distributes a broad range of innovative diagnostic products. We are dedicated to developing and delivering better solutions that give answers with speed, accuracy and simplicity that are redefining the possibilities of life from discovery to diagnosis. We are looking for talented and passionate individuals who help drive our vision. Our innovative culture will allow interested candidates to discover and create, through collaboration, cutting edge solutions to tough problems.

Job Summary

The role is to assist the Senior Management Accountant with the day to day running of the finance functions and general accounting activities for the UK entities.

Key Duties

• Month End

Month End

• Balance sheet reconciliations
• Intercompany reconciliations
• Intercompany invoicing
• General journal posting on the accounting system
• General ledger maintenance and reconciliations as required
• Recording and Reconciliation of fixed asset register
• Assisting the Accountant with closing of sub-ledgers and the preparation of monthly reporting pack

Assisting with Purchase Ledger

• Purchase invoice processing
• Recording and analyzing the employees’ cash and credit card expenses on a monthly basis
• Purchase order matching
• Assisting in investigating / resolving invoice processing issues
• Setting up Customer & Suppliers on the system
• Expenses processing and maintenance of Concur

Treasury and Bank reconciliations

• Weekly payment runs setup
• Daily monitoring of receipts and payments from our bank accounts (GBP, Euro and USD)
• Intercompany payments and receipts with payment terms
• Reconciling Bank accounts (GBP, Euro and USD)

Other / Reporting

• Assist with UK VAT return (quarterly)

Liaising with the Auditors at year-end

• Ad-hoc requests
• Expenses

Qualifications

• ACCA/CIMA Part Qualified (continuing to study or working towards)
• Good Excel skills
• Have an analytical mind
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Capable of meeting tight deadlines and prioritising effectively
• Positive and flexible attitude to work and high attention to detail