Italian speaking Accounts Assistant

The Language Business; Greater London; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Private medical insurance

Death in service insurance

Progressive private pension scheme

Holiday accrual scheme

Six-monthly rewards

Job summary

The Language Business is assisting a globally recognised insurance firm to hire an Italian Speaking Accounts Assistant in London. The role focuses on daily ledger management for the UK office and coordination with the Milan office, ensuring accurate financial records.

You will handle purchase and sales ledgers, intercompany invoicing, journals, and reconciliations, while supporting monthly statements and analysis.

Qualifications

• Fluent Italian and English (written and spoken).
• Experience in accounts administration or daily bookkeeping.
• Experience with SAP Business One is a plus.
• AAT or ACCA qualification is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Purchase ledger duties: manage invoices, resolve discrepancies, set up payments, creditor reports.
• Raise sales invoices and credit notes, reconcile sales ledger, run debtor reports.
• Monitor and post debtor payments.
• Raise intercompany invoices.
• Enter monthly journals, accruals, pre-payments and provisions.
• Multi-currency monthly bank reconciliation and petty cash.
• Reconcile intercompany accounts, manage intercompany recharges and settlement of balances.
• Post payroll transactions, reconcile monthly contributions, company healthcare and pension schemes.
• Assist preparation of internal monthly financial statements and analysis reports.

Skills

Fluent Italian & English

Accounts administration experience

Microsoft Office proficiency

Education

AAT or ACCA desirable

Tools

SAP Business One

Job description

Italian speaking Accounts Assistant

Hybrid - Central London (4 days in the office, 1 day from home)

Languages

Fluent Italian & English

The Company

Our client is a globally recognised insurance firm that partners many of the world's leading organisations. To join their international team in London, they now wish to hire an Italian Speaking Accounts Assistant.

This is an excellent opportunity to develop your career within a prestigious international organisation that offers genuine career progression, professional development and a supportive hybrid working environment.

The Job

As Italian Speaking Accounts Assistant, you will work closely with and support the Group Finance Director, as well as the company office in Milan. You will play a key role in ensuring the daily management of the accounts ledger for the UK office and will be responsible for maintaining accurate financial records.

Key Responsibilities

• Purchase ledger duties, such as managing the invoice process, resolving discrepancies, setting up payments, creditor reports etc.
• Raise sales invoices and credit notes, reconcile the sales ledger, run debtor reports
• Monitor and post debtor payments
• Raise intercompany invoices
• Enter monthly journals, accruals, pre-payments and provisions
• Multi-currency monthly bank reconciliation & petty cash
• Reconcile intercompany accounts, manage intercompany recharges and settlement of balances
• Post payroll transactions, reconcile monthly contributions, company healthcare and pension schemes
• Assist preparation of internal monthly financial statements and analysis reports

Candidate Skills & Profile

• Fluent Italian and English (written and spoken)
• Some previous experience in an accounts administration or similar daily bookkeeping operation
• Ideally experience of working with SAP Business One
• AAT or ACCA qualifies is desirable
• IT proficiency in personal computer operating systems/application software (e.g.Microsoft Windows; Microsoft Word; Microsoft Excel; Microsoft Outlook

Salary & Benefits

Negotiable - Salary £34,000 - £40,000

• Benefits include:annual bonus,Private medical insurance, Death in service insurance, Progressive Private pension scheme,Holiday accrual scheme, Six-monthly rewards Annual bonus