Senior Assistant Accountant

Role: Senior Assistant Accountant (Account Receivable/Revenue Recognition)

Location: Hampstead, North London

Salary: £40k - £45k

Job Type: Full-time, permanent, hybrid working

About us:

GroupNexus is an established, leading operator in the parking management sector. We are innovative, industry leading and a forward-thinking company that has an exceptional culture with strong values and a hunger for growth. We are a company with a real family feel and we want people who thrive on responsibility and have a strong desire to grow and excel. The aim is simple: we seek like-minded, talented and ambitious individuals who want to be part of our exciting journey.

About you:

This role requires a highly organised Senior Assistant Accountant who has several years of accounts receivable experience and can support month-end reporting and assist in the preparation of monthly management accounts. The role will primarily provide first-hand support to the Finance Manager, with month-end customer analysis, income reconciliation, as well as providing support for the whole finance team to aid the effective running of the department.

About the role:

As part of a small but supportive team, the successful Senior Assistant Accountant will have a range of responsibilities across accounts receivable and income reconciliation analysis. This will involve calculating invoices, matching receipts with outstanding invoicing, communicating with clients, reconciling bank accounts, and preparing income returns. The role also requires close communication with our Account Management and Sales team through a monthly analysis of unbilled labour and expenses, which support the income reconciliation process.

Senior Assistant Accountant responsibilities include:

• Preparation of monthly income returns for key clients; accuracy and timeliness is of paramount importance.
• Raising and issuing sales invoices based on contractual terms and ensuring the correct allocation of cash receipts to individual cash centres.
• Researching and investigating discrepancies in invoices to determine the accuracy of charges.
• Preparing journals with correct nominal coding and VAT code.
• Reconciling bank accounts on a weekly basis.
• Providing support for month-end closure ensuring all client reconciliations are completed within agreed deadlines.
• Supporting the team with queries related to income return reconciliations.
• Assisting in the preparation of monthly management accounts.
• Keeping up to date with developments across the business.
• Collaborating with other teams and providing support to the Finance Manager.
• Assisting with other ad-hoc requirements and projects commensurate with the role.

• AAT qualified / Part qualified ACCA or CIMA.
• 5+ years’ experience in a finance-related role in a medium-sized business.
• Previous management accounts experience.
• Experience of assisting in the production of statutory and management reports and accounts.
• Experience of analysing large volumes of data.
• Advanced level in Excel (Pivot tables, Sorting, Filtering, Deduplication, VLOOKUP, Match, SumIf, Sumifs, Sumproduct, etc.).
• Ability to prioritise a busy workload and remain calm under pressure.
• Confident to work independently and in a team environment.
• Performance-driven and results-oriented, working to achieve all deadlines.
• Previous experience in SAGE (50/200/Intacct) is desirable.

If you are interested in this role and would like to hear more, please contact Rachael Newsham at GroupNexus for more information. Thank you for considering GroupNexus as your next employer; we look forward to hearing from you soon.