Accounts Assistant

Curo Resourcing Ltd.; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Accounts Assistant for a 12-month fixed-term contract. In this hybrid role, you will be part of a dynamic team responsible for managing balance sheet accounts, processing journals, and ensuring compliance with statutory requirements. You will have the opportunity to work with a global organization dedicated to sustainable development, tackling complex challenges while leveraging the latest technology. This position offers a chance to grow your skills in a supportive environment and contribute to meaningful projects. If you are detail-oriented and thrive under deadlines, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Excellent Benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in finance shared service environments is essential.
• Knowledge of ERP finance systems and general ledger management.

Responsibilities

• Manage and reconcile balance sheet accounts accurately and timely.
• Prepare payroll journals and ensure compliance with tax requirements.

Skills

General ledger reconciliation

Transactional processing

Cash allocation

Deadline management

Tools

Oracle

JDE

HSBCnet

Job description

Job Title: Accounts Assistant – 12 Months FTC
Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne – Hybrid (3 dpw on-site)
Salary: £25 – £27K PA
Benefits: Excellent Benefits

The Client:

Curo are Partnering with a Global Organisation, consisting of Designers, Engineers and Consultants, dedicated to sustainable development. They support their clients to solve the most complex challenges, turning their ideas into reality, leveraging the latest technology.

The Role:

Working as an Accounts Assistant in a team of 12 people you will manage and reconcile Balance Sheet accounts including bank accounts, staff loan accounts, fees ledger accounts and payroll related accounts in a timely and accurate manner. You will also be expected to process journals and deal with ad-hoc queries. This will, at times, require working to demanding deadlines.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Completion of balance sheet reconciliations for the firm’s UKIMEA, Australasia, Americas & European region’s accounts.
2. Making foreign payments and payments direct from the companies’ bank accounts via HSBCnet e.g. CHAPS, standing orders, drafts, TTs etc.
3. Maintaining & entering cash received records; to write-back BACS or cheques as necessary; to complete BACS traces and stop cheques.
4. Preparing and posting payroll journals for the UKIMEA Region.
5. Monthly production of schedule of rent, rates & services prepayments and accruals and to reconcile the firm’s suspense accounts and monitor and process invoices to Flexible Benefit Ledgers.
6. Ensuring statutory tax requirements are met including VAT return submission (UK & Overseas), P11d and PSA and monitor the firm’s fixed asset register including additions, transfers, disposals and depreciation.
7. Completion of other statutory reporting e.g. NSO capital expenditure etc. and deal with audit requirements during the annual audit along with general queries re ledger postings, completing journals as required and filing documentation in accordance with our QA requirements.

Requirements:

1. Awareness of working in a Finance Shared Service Centre environment.
2. General ledger reconciliation and account management knowledge.
3. Experience in transactional processing e.g., journal entries, payment processing and cash allocation.
4. Knowledge of using Oracle, JDE or other ERP Finance Systems.

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