Accounts Assistant
- Recruiter
- GMT Recruitment Ltd
- Location
- London (Central), London (Greater)
- Salary
- £23,000 - £25,000 plus study support
- Posted
- 20 Sep 2018
- Closes
- 27 Sep 2018
- Ref
- GW4345
- Job Title
- Accounts Assistant
- Category
- Retail / Wholesale
- Experience Levels
- Part Qualified
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Accounts Assistant Role - Food ( Central London)
£24,000 - £25,000 plus benefits and study support
An outstanding opportunity has arisen for an Accounts Assistant to join a lively, expanding food related company in Central London. The Accounts Assistant role will offer practical finance experience to run simultaneously with the professional accounting exams (ACCA or CIMA) which the company will support.
Reporting into the Finance Director the responsibilities of the Accounts Assistant will include:
- Preparing / posting accounting journals
- Responsibilty for maintaining sales ledger and purchase ledger
- Reconciling balances and complete analysis of balance sheet items
- Assisting in preparation of the annual statutory accounts
- Bank reconciliations
- Inter-company billings / transfer pricing
- Managing invoice process/payments
- VAT returns
Ideal candidates MUST have the following skills and experience:
- A recent graduate with an Accounting / Finance related degree with some practical finance experience OR a non graduate with significantly more experience ( 1-3 years)
- Previous sales ledger / purchase ledger experience highly advantageous
- Willing to work towards the CIMA or ACCA formal qualification
- The ability to work quickly and efficiently
- Strong analytical and reconciliation skills
- Excellent communicative ability
The Finance Assistant role is an excellent entry point into a successful and fun organisation with a proven track record of career development within finance.