Business Accounts Assistant

Centre People; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A Japanese entertainment company seeks a Business Accountant to manage accounts payable and receivable, banking tasks, and provide support to the Finance team. Candidates should possess a solid understanding of accounting, with SAP experience preferred, and must be eligible to work in the UK without visa support.

Qualifications

• Solid understanding of accounting principles.
• Business level fluency in English.
• Japanese language proficiency preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage accounts payable and receivable processes.
• Perform banking duties and credit insurance monitoring.
• Provide ad hoc support to the Finance team.

Skills

Accounting knowledge

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Strong MS Excel ability

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA/AAT qualification

Tools

SAP

Job description

A Japanese entertainment company is currently recruiting a Business Accountant to work at their office in West Greater London.
In this role, you will be responsible for accounts payable and receivable, banking tasks, monitoring credit insurance, updating process documentation, and providing ad hoc support to the Finance team and European branches as required.
The ideal candidate should have a solid understanding of accounting, and experience with SAP would be an advantage.

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TYPE: Permanent, full-time
WORKING HOURS: 9:00-17:00 from Monday to Friday
SALARY: Negotiable, depending on experience
START: ASAP
LOCATION: West Greater London

Business Accounts Assistant Main Responsibilities:
● Accounts payable duties, including processing goods and services invoices, vendor payments, and liaising with local country teams for query resolution and ledger management
● Accounts receivable duties, including cash allocations, reconciliations, deduction management, and liaising with local country teams for query resolution and ledger management
● Banking duties: Help process bank movements and complete daily reconciliations when necessary
● Monitoring credit insurance as per credit insurance conditions
● Updating process documentation, recommending and implementing improvements, SOX compliance
● Ad hoc support to Finance team and European branches as and when required

Business Accounts Assistant Ideal Candidate:
● Solid all-round accounting knowledge
● ACA/ACCA/CIMA/AAT qualified or part-qualified beneficial
● Strong MS Excel ability
● SAP experience will be advantageous
● Business level fluency in English
● Japanese language proficiency would be beneficial
● Prior experiece working in a Japanese company, or in the video game industry, would be beneficial
● Competent and confident communication skills, both written and verbal
● Highly numerate, analytical and literate
● Motivated to perform own tasks to a high standard, but possessing a flexible team player approach

** All applicants for the Business Accounts Assistant must have the right to work in the country as the Company is not able to offer visa support.
*We regret that we cannot accept applications from Working holiday visa, Graduate or Student visa holders.