Assistant Accountant

LHH; Uxbridge; Presencial; GBP 30 000 - 40 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

A leading company in Human Resources Services is seeking an Assistant Accountant in the Treasury department. This full-time role is based in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, UK, and offers the chance to enhance your finance skills while working with a dynamic team. Responsibilities include managing bank accounts, preparing payment schedules, and ensuring compliance with mandates. Ideal candidates will have strong communication skills and at least two years of relevant experience.

Qualificações

• At least two years of similar or finance experience.
• Experience posting journals in accounting.

Responsabilidades

• Prepare the monthly housekeeping payment schedule.
• Allocate costs from centralised billing to all group sites.
• Maintain up-to-date bank account lists for the group.

Conhecimentos

Communication

Problem Solving

Self-motivated

Formação académica

Accounting Qualification

Ferramentas

Excel

Descrição da oferta de emprego

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The Treasury department manages over 100 company bank accounts with more than 4,000 transactions, including about 1,000 urgent payments made daily. Additionally, we operate around 800 bank accounts for our sites.

As an Assistant Accountant in the Treasury department, you will work with a team of five to keep all bank account mandates up-to-date, facilitate monthly housekeeping payments, allocate costs across all group sites, and review monthly reconciliations. This is a full-time position based in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, UK.

This role offers the opportunity to gain broad experience within the finance function of a developing business and to enhance your communication, reporting, and management skills.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Prepare the monthly housekeeping payment schedule
• Allocate costs from centralised billing to all group sites
• Maintain up-to-date bank account lists for the group
• Ensure all bank mandates are current
• Close obsolete bank accounts and open new ones as needed
• Post accruals and prepayments
• Review specific monthly reconciliations
• Perform any other ad hoc tasks as required

Experience and Skills Required

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to identify issues and use initiative to solve problems
• At least two years of similar or finance experience
• Proficient in systems and Excel
• Experience posting journals in accounting
• Self-motivated team player willing to assist others and go beyond formal roles
• Discretion when handling confidential information
• Preferably studying for an accounting qualification

Seniority level

• Associate

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Accounting/Auditing

Industries

• Human Resources Services