Assistant Accountant

Armstrong Knight; City Of London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A property sector firm in City Of London seeks a finance assistant to ensure effective operation within the finance department. Duties include processing invoicing, transactions, and management reporting. Candidates must possess organizational skills, experience with Sage Line 50, and a solid finance background. Team orientation and self-motivation are essential.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of working in a busy finance department.
• Experience in the property sector is essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the smooth running of the finance department.
• Check supplier invoices and raise BACs payments.
• Process accounting transactions (purchases, sales, banking and Journals).
• Prepare monthly management reporting pack.

Skills

Good organisational skills

Self-motivated

Team orientated

Efficient and focused

Tools

Sage Line 50

Job description

The ideal candidate will assist in the smooth running of the finance department. The role suits someone looking to develop their career in the property sector.

You will play a key role dealing with senior personnel and the directors on an ongoing basis, duties will include:

• Checking supplier invoices and raising BACs payments
• Raising sales invoices and collection schedules and allocating payments received to client accounts
• Processing accounting transactions (purchases, sales, banking and Journals)
• Bank reconciliation and running VAT returns
• Preparation of monthly management reporting pack
• Inter-company reconciliations
• Year-end files and reconciliations
• Other accounting matters

To be considered, you must have:

• Good organisational skills
• Be efficient and focussed
• Self-motivated and able to use own initiative
• Experience with Sage Line 50
• Proven track record of working in a busy finance department
• Team orientated

Experience in the property sector is essential