Project Accounting Assistant

Jack Morton Worldwide; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global marketing agency in London is seeking a Project Accounting Assistant to support its finance department. This position is ideal for recent graduates looking to start their accounting careers. The role includes billing, project administration, and requires strong IT and communication skills. A supportive package for pursuing accounting qualifications is offered.

Benefits

Support for accounting qualification

Qualifications

• Must have 0-1 year of finance experience.
• Organised and eager to learn.

Responsibilities

• Assist with billing through the SAP system.
• Maintain contracts and assist with reconciliations.
• Support the team with financial processes.

Skills

Confident IT user, particularly with Excel

Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Proactive, positive attitude

Finance experience (ideally)

Education

Recent graduate or similar

Tools

SAP

Procim

Job description

Overview

Project Accounting Assistant

We’re looking for a Project Accounting Assistant to join our busy finance department and support our project accounting team with a variety of financial and administrative tasks. This is a great opportunity for someone at the start of their accounting journey — perhaps a recent graduate or someone looking to move into finance — who is keen to build a solid foundation and pursue a professional accounting qualification. Must be able to work onsite in Hammersmith office Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday and remotely on other days. The level and budget for this role are for someone with 0-1 year of experience. We offer a package to support pursuing an accounting qualification.

You’ll be involved in a range of responsibilities, including setting up contracts, assisting with billing, and supporting the team with day-to-day financial processes.

We’re looking for someone who:

• Is a confident IT user, particularly with Excel
• Has strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Brings a proactive, positive attitude to their work
• Ideally has some finance experience (though this isn’t essential)

If you’re organised, eager to learn, and excited about a future in finance, we’d love to hear from you.

Key accountabilities

• Billing
  • Raising of sales invoices on the SAP system
  • Liaise closely with project teams to ensure prompt accurate billing
• Project administration
  • Maintain contracts through SAP
  • Provide adequate Persuasive Evidence for revenue reporting
  • Assist with final reconciliations of projects
• Develop into an expert user of our bespoke project accounting software, Procim
• Assist the Project Accounting Manager and other members of the Finance department with ad hoc projects

Key working relationships

• Project managers and the finance team

Diversity, equity, and inclusion

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