Assistant Accountant

Savannah Search; Greater London; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment firm is seeking an Assistant Accountant to manage day-to-day financial activities. Responsibilities include banking, reconciliations, invoicing, and supporting the Finance Manager. The ideal candidate would have experience in accounting, attention to detail, and proficiency in Xero and Excel. This full-time role is based in London, offering a competitive salary and opportunities for personal development in a dynamic team environment.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a similar accounting role.
• Familiarity with retail/wholesale industry.
• Ability to work independently and ask for help as needed.

Responsibilities

• Manage weekly banking and payments.
• Perform bank reconciliations and administration.
• Issue invoices and ensure timely approval.

Skills

Attention to detail

Interpersonal skills

Proactive attitude towards learning

Ability to work under pressure

Experience in accounting

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Xero

Job description

Job description - Assistant Accountant

Salary £27,000 - £31,000 a year

Location: Landmark House, 190 Willifield Way, London NW11 6YA

Job type Permanent - Full-time

5 Days in the office required

Full Job Description

Assistant Accountant you will support the day-to-day transactions within the accounts for retail and wholesale business. As the department is small, there will be exposed to many different tasks, so it is imperative that the successful candidate has excellent attention to detail and accuracy. Confidence and good communication skills are highly valued, as to the ability to identify improvements to processes and procedures. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to gain all‑round experience in finance within fast paced environment. Job Position depends on working experience and qualification.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage weekly banking including making payments in local/foreign currencies.
• Perform weekly postings & monthly multi-currency bank reconciliations and administration
• Issued invoices, ensuring that they are received and approved in a timely manner
• Downloading sales invoices from our subscriptions platform and uploading them accurately into our accounting package (Xero) on a weekly basis.
• Prepare Intercompany billing
• Manage purchase order system, matching invoices to orders, allocating orders to appropriate account.
• Prepare VAT returns on a monthly and quarterly basis.
• Support the Finance Manager in the maintenance of accounting ledgers
• Perform monthly reconciliations of balance sheet accounts.
• Record prepaid expenses in the accounting system and prepare monthly prepaid schedule and reconciliation for assigned entities to agreed time scales
• Perform inter-company reconciliations.
• Quarterly files for group reporting.
• Be involved with improving processes for the team and wider team.
• Assisting the CEO and FM with ad hoc duties.

We would Love to Hear from People with:

• Previous experience in a similar accounting role with exposure
• Familiar of the retail /wholesale industry and working environment
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office including Excel
• Familiar with accounting software Xero, Quick view and etc
• A proactive attitude to learning new skills and personal development.
• Attention to detail and a naturally diligent approach.
• A strong team player with good interpersonal skills
• Ability to work with speed and accuracy with numbers.
• Ability to work independently and unsupervised yet still work to deadlines.
• Ability to ask for help when required.
• Inquisitive nature, keen to understand the business and ask questions.