Japanese speaking Assistant Accountant (junior level)

Access Appointments Consultancy Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food import and wholesale company in Greater London is looking for an entry-level accounting professional to manage credit controls and payment processing. Ideal candidates should possess good numeracy and PC skills and be willing to learn. The role includes tasks such as inputting receipts into SAP, bank reconciliations, and preparing daily reports. This position offers a structured workweek and benefits including pension contributions and staff discounts.

Benefits

Pension contribution 3%

Staff discount on company products

Qualifications

• Office work experience particularly in accounting/finance is advantageous but not essential.
• Good analytical and Excel skills are required.
• Experience with ERP systems like SAP is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Handle credit control for orders and payments from customers.
• Input payment receipts into SAP and Excel.
• Issue credit notes and communicate with the Sales department.
• Prepare daily sales book report and update daily cash flow.
• Support month-end close and prepare relevant documents.

Skills

PC skills

Numeracy

Analytical skills

Excel (VLOOKUP)

Problem solving

Positive attitude

Tools

SAP

Job description

Our Client is Europe’s largest importer and wholesaler of traditional oriental foods products- providing not only to the East Asian restaurants and food service sector, but also to major supermarket chains throughout Europe.

This role is suitable for those who would like to start their career in accounting (without experience), have good PC skills and numeracy, and good attitude to work within a team.

Key Tasks/ Responsibilities:

• Credit control to handle orders and payments from customers over phone and email.
• Inputting payment receipts from customers to SAP and Excel
• Dealing with suppliers and customers and answering calls from them
• Issuing credit note to customers and communicate with the Sales department.
• Checking all payment receipts with bank statements and credit card statements
• Preparing daily sales book report and updating daily cash flow.
• Posting Invoices, payments, staff expenses and credit card statements to SAP
• Bank reconciliation accounts for multi-currency accounts
• Checking, inputting and preparing of weekly payment runs and other General Ledger relating payments.
• Support month end close and prepare the relevant documents
• Create payment online Banking, Posting Invoices, journals and staff expenses
• Bank reconciliations
• Create daily cash books and check bank statements
• Posting and reconciling bank accounts for multi-currency accounts
• Maintaining daily cash balances to ensure all the banks have appropriate level of balance
• Handing and maintaining petty cash and monthly entry to SAP
• Recording credit card statements, administering the account and producing monthly reconciliations
• Processing employee cash and credit card expense claims and checking documentation in respect of expense claims and maintaining filing of expense claims
• Preparing payment and the relevant documentation to make sure of all payments.
• Ensuring payment requests are correctly approved and raising the appropriate paperwork
• Checking, inputting and initiation of weekly payment runs and other General Ledger relating payments.
• Calculate monthly staff expenses and sickness

Requirements:

• Office work experience particularly accounting/finance is advantage but not essential.
• Analytical & Excel (VLOOKUP) Skills
• ERP system (such as SAP) is advantage but not essential
• Problem solving & decision making
• positive attitude to learn new knowledge
• Driving the car – Advantage

Conditions:

• Working hours: Mon-Fri 9:00-17:30
• Benefits: Pension contribution 3% & Staff discount to purchase the company products