General Ledger Accounts Assistant

Evotec; Abingdon; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension on completion of probation

23–30 days holiday

Private health insurance

Private dental cover

Life assurance

Wellbeing support

Permanent health insurance

Refer a friend scheme

Job summary

Evotec is recruiting a General Ledger Accounts Assistant on a 12-month fixed-term contract in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. The role is full-time, 40 hours per week, with hybrid working arrangements. The successful candidate will have prior general ledger experience and participate in month-end activities and VAT-related tasks.

Salary is competitive with comprehensive company benefits. Key responsibilities include processing payments, reconciliations, fixed asset accounting, intercompany recharges,

Qualifications

• Experience with general ledger processes and month-end close.
• Ability to process payments, reconciliations and VAT related tasks.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Processing of local and foreign payments.
• Allocation of cash receipts and payments against ledgers with month-end reconciliations.
• Managing fixed asset accounting and month-end reconciliations.
• Monitoring month-end accruals and prepayments and ensuring complete reconciliations.
• Intercompany recharges review and posting.
• Reviewing and posting credit card and travel transactions.
• Prepare VAT return and journal entries.
• Assist with year-end statutory financial statements.
• Assist with R&D tax credits calculations and submissions.
• Prepare month-end balance sheet reconciliations.
• Assist with cashflow forecasting.
• Adhere to SOX controls compliance.

Skills

General ledger

Job description

We are currently recruiting for an experienced General Ledger Accounts Assistant on a 1 year Fixed Term Contract, to join our team based in Abingdon (Oxfordshire). The sucessful candidate much have previous General Leadger experience.

Role: General Ledger Accounts Assistant

Role Type: 12 monthsFixed Term Contract

Salary: Competitive salary, plus excellent company benefits

Hours: Full time, 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Location: Hybrid, Abingdon, Oxfordshire

Our Company

Evotec is a leader in the discovery and development of novel small molecule drugs with operational sites in Europe and the US. The Company has built substantial drug discovery expertise and an industrialised platform that can drive new innovative small molecule compounds into the clinic. In addition, Evotec has built a deep internal knowledge base in the treatment of diseases related to neuroscience, pain, oncology, inflammation and metabolic diseases. Leveraging these skills and expertise the Company intends to develop best-in-class differentiated therapeutics and deliver superior science-driven discovery alliances with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies

Main Responsibilities Will Include

• Processing of local and foreign payments
• Allocation of cash receipts and payments against sales and purchase ledgers, including month end reconciliations and revaluations of these accounts
• Processing and controlling of fixed asset accounting and the month end reconciliations of these accounts
• Monitoring and controlling month end accruals and prepayments and ensuring complete reconciliation processes are in place
• Examine and track intercompany recharges
• Review and post credit card and travel transactions
• Prepare VAT return
• Journal entry postings
• Review and post intercompany recharges
• Assist with year end statutory financial statements
• Assist with R&D tax credits calculations and submission of claim
• Prepare month end balance sheet reconciliations
• Assist with cashflow forecasting
• Adhere to SOX controls compliance

Company Benefits

• Pension on completion of (but not subject to) your 3-month probationary period. Contributions 6% for employees (salary sacrifice) and 6% for the employer. The employee can opt to increase their contribution, and the employer will match the increase up to a maximum of 7.5%.
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and additional length of service days awarded on the 1 year anniversary, up to a maximum of 30 days.
• Private health insurance with BUPA for the employees and their partner/family under the company scheme.
• Private dental cover, after 3 months of service.
• Life assurance at four times your annual base salary.
• Well being support 24/7 and counselling services.
• Permanent health insurance provides 75% of the base salary after the qualifying period.
• Refer a friend scheme, recognition awards and many more!

EN: In the frame of our Diversity policy, Evotec considers, with equal competences, all applications including people with disabilities.

IT: In compliance with fundamental ethical and professional principles and with Legislative Decree 198/2006, Evotec is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to fostering a safe, diverse, and inclusive workplace built on mutual respect. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified candidates and employees based on their skills, experience, and professional qualifications. In line with our ethical and professional principles, all employment‑related decisions, including recruitment and selection processes, are made fairly and without any form of discrimination. All qualified candidates will be considered for employment regardless of race, color, sex, age, disability, genetic information, gender expression, gender identity, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.