Bookkeeper and Credit controller at Private Equity Insights

Private Equity Insights; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in London is seeking a Bookkeeper and Credit Controller to manage company finances. The role offers the chance to grow within a high-paced environment and take ownership of financial tasks. The ideal candidate will hold a finance degree, have 2+ years of experience, and possess exceptional attention to detail. The position is onsite, Monday to Friday, with a flexible start date.

Benefits

Great company culture

Best in class finance training

Opportunities for personal growth and development

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in finance required.
• Must have a UK work permit.
• Proactive and follow-through on commitments essential.

Responsibilities

• Prepare a list of required information for bookkeeping.
• Set up and monitor bank payments on various platforms.
• Perform credit control functions and prepare client statements.
• Prepare VAT returns and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Maintain purchase and sales ledger functions.

Skills

Exceptional attention to detail

Excellent problem solving skills

Highly process oriented

Relentless drive and desire for excellence

Education

Finance bachelor’s or master’s degree

Tools

Zero accounting package

Job description

Overview

Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment, where you gain a tremendous amount of responsibility? Do you want to be part of an exceptional entrepreneurial team with young, motivated and extremely driven people? And are you curious or passionate about finance? If so, you might be our Bookkeeper and Credit controller.

About us

"Private Equity Insights is the world's leading Private Equity community. We connect and develop more than 240,000 investment professionals across the world, through our platforms, which include conferences, webinars, magazines and news reports. For more than 10 years, PEI has helped Investors, Fund Managers and CXOs rethink what it takes to fundraise, invest, operate and exit in Private Equity, and does so via online engagement and cutting edge conferences in Singapore, UK, France, Poland & CEE, Benelux, Switzerland, Iberia, Germany, Italy, Nordics and DACH."

Private Equity Insights is part of United Media which focuses on building large scale industry media and conferences products in sectors such as insurance, HR, private equity, retail, etc. As of today, we have organically launched 8 media companies and acquired one.

What we offer you

As our Bookkeeper and Credit controller you get the unique opportunity to be a key player in building one of our portfolio companies. By providing you with the ownership of our finances, we want to constantly push you out of your comfort zone. You'll be working out of our HQ in London and to ensure a never ending growth curve, we provide you with:

• To work with a high growth international company with super brands.
• Great prospects of personal growth and development in the company.
• Best in class finance training.
• Ability to make a contribution and gain the recognition.
• Great company culture.

Your Responsibilities

Your responsibilities will vary; however, some of them will be:

• Prepare a list of required information following the completion of the bookkeeping functions.
• Set up and monitor bank payments on various banking platforms.
• Credit control functions including preparing statements for clients.
• Prepare VAT returns and submit once approved.
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations.
• Prepare system driven management accounts.
• Prepare supplier reconciliations.
• Purchase ledger and sales ledger functions.
• Build & maintain adequate knowledge of Zero accounting package.

What we expect from you

You possess an unparalleled work ethic with a high sense of urgency. You have a relentless drive and desire to be the very best at what you do. You take ownership of everything you do, are proactive and follow through on commitments. Moreover, you're humble and you share our passion for building and executing new businesses. Furthermore, we expect that you:

• Have acquired a finance bachelor’s or master’s degree with outstanding results (finance exams are a plus)
• 2 + years of experience in finance
• Have an UK work permit
• Have an exceptional attention to detail
• Have excellent problem solving skills
• Are highly process oriented and systematic

Startdate

Flexible

The role is onsite, Monday to Friday, based in our offices at Buckingham Gate. It is essential we work at a fast pace and collaborate in person to create market-leading, unmatched events throughout the calendar year. It will be great to have you as part of our team.