Assistant Accountant - Poole - up to £35K + bens

Bond Williams Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services firm in Greater London is seeking an Assistant Accountant to join their Finance Accounts team. The successful candidate will oversee a small team while being responsible for recording invoices, processing receipts, ensuring supplier payments, and conducting reconciliations. Ideal applicants should have a strong background in transactional accounting, supervisory experience, and good IT skills, with an AAT qualification being an advantage. The position offers good development potential and benefits including holiday allowances and a health cash plan.

Benefits

22 days holiday plus bank holidays

Health cash plan

Life assurance

Good development potential

Qualifications

• Solid background in transactional accounting is essential.
• Experience in a supervisory role will be beneficial.
• Proficiency in Excel and other accounting software needed.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a small team, providing mentoring and development.
• Record supplier invoices, credit notes, and payments.
• Post customer receipts and allocate correctly.
• Process daily credit card and other departmental receipts.
• Ensure timely supplier payments.
• Conduct bank reconciliations.
• Reconcile stocks and funds.
• Assist Management Accountant with month-end close.

Skills

Transactional accounting

Supervisory experience

Good IT skills (Excel, accounting software)

Education

AAT qualification (part or fully qualified)

Job description

Our client is undergoing considerable change and are recruiting an Assistant Accountant to join their busy Finance Accounts team.

Reporting to the Financial Controller and working closely with a Management Accountant, you will have responsibility for :

Responsibilities

• Overseeing small team and provide mentoring and development
• Record supplier invoices, credit notes and payments
• Post customer receipts and allocate correctly
• Processing daily credit card and other departmental receipts
• Ensure timely supplier payments
• Bank reconciliations
• Reconciliation of stocks and funds
• Assisting Management Accountant with month end close

Qualifications

A good background of transactional accounting and supervisory experience would be essential, together with good IT skills (Excel and accounting software). AAT part or fully qualified an advantage but not essential.

Benefits

Good development potential. Excellent working environment with good benefits to include 22 days holiday + bank holidays, health cash plan, life assurance and other good bens.

Bond Williams Professional Recruitment are an equal opportunity employer and operate as an Employment Business and Recruitment Agency