Finance Assistant - City London

Jas Gujral; City Of London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

An international finance company in London seeks a Senior Finance Assistant. The ideal candidate will have 2 to 5 years of finance experience. Responsibilities include accounting, tax compliance, and finance system maintenance. The salary range for this position is £25K - £37K plus benefits. Please send CV in Word format along with salary expectations and availability.

Qualifications

• Good verbal and written communication skills coupled with numerical and analytical skills.
• IT skills including Word, Excel, and SAP.
• Knowledge of cash management, finance market, and banking processes.
• Accounting and taxation knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Handle accounting, reporting, taxation, and auditing for the company.
• Maintain and develop systems related to finance.
• Ensure compliance with financial regulations in the EU and UK.
• Manage payment and receipt duties, including trade finance.

Skills

Verbal communication skills

Written communication skills

Numerical skills

Analytical skills

IT skills (Word, Excel, SAP)

Knowledge of cash management

Understanding of finance market

Accounting knowledge

Taxation knowledge

Experience in treasury activities

Education

Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or Economics

Job description

Overview

Finance Assistant – City London

Our Client is an international company who are looking to recruit a Senior Finance Assistant with 2 to 5 plus years’ experience in Finance. The Client will consider a junior individual with 2 years experience in Finance and the willingness to learn and grow.

Responsibilities

• All accounting, reporting, taxation, auditing, internal control/J-SOX for the Company
• System maintenance and development
• Other administrative works, especially to be compliant with financial regulations in EU and UK
• Payment/Receipt related duties, including trade finance
• Treasury/Foreign exchange assistance
• Supporting loan, deposit, FX related transactions for Company Offices and Group Companies
• Check terms and conditions of L/Cs for safe collection of export proceeds and payment of import trade contracts and arranging documentary collections
• Maintain and develop ECC, Internet Banking Platform and any other system related matter
• Registration and maintaining of Company offices’ Customer Bank Information on SAP for payment
• Follow up to be compliant with financial regulations in UK and EU
• Answering enquiries and provide advices from/to business departments and corporate departments of other Company offices and Group Companies

Relationships

• Financial institutions
• Auditors, Tax consultants, Regulatory authorities, etc.
• Staff of EMEA office/branch, group companies, and Tokyo office

Qualifications and Skills

• Good verbal and written communication skills coupled with numerical and analytical skills
• IT skills including Word, Excel, SAP
• Knowledge of cash management, finance market and banking processes
• Accounting and Taxation
• Comprehensive experience working in accounting or finance department of company, accounting firms, or financial institutions, specifically within treasury activities including cash management experience in the finance market area
• You will ideally have a degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or Economics

Other Details

• The role will be based in the City London
• The salary for this position will be in the range £25K - £37K plus benefits
• Please send your CV to us in Word format along with your salary and availability