Assistant Accountant
- Recruiter
- Investigo Limited
- Location
- England, London, West London
- Salary
- £37000 - £42000 per annum
- Posted
- 10 May 2022
- Closes
- 17 May 2022
- Ref
- BBBH133161
- Contact
- Shendl Van-Wyk
- Job Title
- Assistant Accountant
- Category
- Retail / Wholesale
- Experience Levels
- Part Qualified
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Assistant Accountant
up to £42k + Study Support
West London
Hybrid working
I am currently recruiting for an experienced Assistant Accountant to join a well established and growing Global Retail firm in West London. This is a varied role that offers great exposure and you will be looking after 3 Nordic Entities. Excellent communication, strong prioritisation skills and multi-tasking are essential.
Responsibilities
End-to-end responsibility for the accounting for 3 Nordic Entities.
- Month/Quarter/year end:
- Successfully prepare monthly accounts on time to the trial balance stage, including reconciling balance sheet accounts, preparing month end journals, fixed asset depreciation, prepayments/accruals
- Additional tasks and deadlines in relation to quarter/year end closure
- Compliance/Tax
- Prepare, record and file local tax and other fiscal requirements - in coordination with manager
- Have sufficient working knowledge to take responsibility for VAT return, EC Sales List and Intrastat reporting
- Accounts Payable
- Processing, coding, getting approval and preparing payments for supplier invoices
- Managing the process of expense reports and reimbursement
- Review and reconcile supplier balances
- Bank
- Daily review bank statement and ensure (in collaboration with credit controller) that all payments are booked correctly in accounting system
- Keep an accurate cashbook
- Prepare bank payments
- Cash Flow
- Preparation of Daily Treasury Report (DTR), forecasting cash-in/out in the coming 3 months
- Payroll preparation
- Calculation of monthly sales force commission and bonus
- Private mileage tracking etc.
Experience and Skills
- Training for a qualification in Finance/ Accounting, part-qualified, or qualified by experience.
- Nordic language requirement, preferably Finnish, Swedish, Danish or Norwegian (or Lithuanian, Latvian, Estonian) - Desirable
- Experience from accounting in any Nordic or Baltic country - Desirable
- Intermediate IT skills and knowledge
- Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Excel