General Ledger Assistant Accountant

Evotec WD; Abingdon; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension on completion of probation

25 days holiday

Private health insurance

Private dental cover

Life assurance

Wellbeing support

Cycle-to-work

Refer a friend scheme

Job summary

Evotec is seeking a General Ledger Assistant Accountant on a 6-month fixed-term contract in Abingdon (Oxfordshire). This role is full-time and hybrid, supporting month-end processes and financial reporting.

You will process payments, post journals, perform reconciliations, VAT returns, and assist with year-end statements, while ensuring SOX controls compliance. A proactive, detail-oriented candidate with solid accounting experience will thrive in a collaborative environment offering competitive

Qualifications

• Experience with general ledger and month-end close processes.
• Ability to prepare VAT returns and reconciliations.
• Strong numerical accuracy and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Process local and foreign payments.
• Allocate cash receipts and payments; reconcile ledgers and perform month-end reconciliations.
• Handle fixed asset accounting and month-end closing tasks.
• Monitor accruals and prepayments; ensure complete reconciliation controls.
• Examine intercompany recharges and review/post credit card and travel transactions.
• Prepare VAT returns and assist with year-end statutory statements.
• Assist with R&D tax credits calculations and submission.
• Prepare month-end balance sheet reconciliations and assist cashflow forecasting.

Skills

General ledger

Journal entries

Month-end close

Job description

## General Ledger Assistant AccountantApplylocations: Abingdontime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Yesterdayjob requisition id: JOB ID-14707We are currently recruiting for an experienced General Ledger Assistant Accountant on a Fixed Term Contract, to join our team based in Abingdon (Oxfordshire).**Role:** General Ledger Assistant Accountant**Role Type: 6 Month** Fixed 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**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.* Cycle-to-work scheme.* Refer a friend scheme, recognition awards and many more!FR : Dans le cadre de sa politique Diversité, Evotec étudie, à compétences égales, toutes les candidatures dont celles des personnes en situation de handicap.ENG : In the frame of our Diversity policy, Evotec considers, with equal competences, all applications including people with disabilities.