Trainee Accountant

Alliance Healthcare; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in healthcare is seeking a finance professional to perform sales invoicing, credit control, and banking tasks. The ideal candidate will have an accounting background, strong organizational skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Excel. This role offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment and contribute to the company's financial operations.

Qualifications

• Graduate in Accounting or pursuing professional qualifications.
• Fluency in English (native or C1-C2 level) required.
• Previous experience in a finance department is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Perform sales invoicing, credit control, and banking tasks.
• Prepare monthly account reconciliations and resolve discrepancies.
• Manage relationships with intercompany parties through clear communication.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Multitasking

Communication skills

Proficiency in Microsoft Excel

Education

Accounting graduate or studying for AAT / ACCA / CIMA / ACA

Job description

Our team members are at the heart of everything we do. At Cencora, we are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures, and every person here is essential to us being able to deliver on that purpose. If you want to make a difference at the center of health, come join our innovative company and help us improve the lives of people and animals everywhere. Apply today!

Job Details

The role involves performing sales invoicing, credit control, banking, and other financial administrative tasks for AB International Technology Services Ltd. This includes making appropriate accounting entries for transactions and carrying out month-end activities within a robust control environment.

Responsibilities:

1. Accurate and timely posting of sales invoices, ensuring clear documentation and breakdowns.
2. Prepare sales data and raise sales invoices during the fourth working week.
3. Record sales invoices in SAP via journal entries.
4. Match sales invoices with purchase invoices to pass through IT expenditure to intercompany partners.
5. Attach relevant copies to sales invoices as backup for intercompany entities.
6. Update intercompany agreements to reflect sales and purchase expenditures.
7. Perform credit control procedures to ensure timely collections.
8. Prepare account statements and email them to intercompany contacts requesting expected payments.
9. Prepare monthly account reconciliations and resolve discrepancies.
10. Address issues or queries before the next month-end process.
11. Perform banking tasks and post related accounting journals.
12. Request bank statements regularly to prepare the ME journal, including all transactions.
13. Post Finco transactions in the bank journal at ME.
14. Maintain an up-to-date fixed asset register with relevant details.
15. Complete month-end activities accurately and on time.
16. Manage relationships with intercompany parties through clear communication.
17. Perform ad-hoc duties as required by the business.

Requirements:

1. Accounting graduate or studying for professional qualifications (AAT / ACCA / CIMA / ACA).
2. Excellent attention to detail.
3. Strong organizational skills.
4. Ability to multitask and prioritize in a fast-paced environment.
5. Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
6. Clear and concise communication skills.
7. Previous experience in a finance department is desirable.
8. Fluency in English (native or C1-C2 level).

What Cencora offers

Benefits outside the US may vary by country and will be aligned with local market practices. Eligibility and effective date may differ for some benefits and for team members under collective bargaining agreements.

Affiliated Companies

Alliance Healthcare Management Services Limited

Equal Employment Opportunity

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