Graduate Accounting Assistant

2 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom MW Appointments Full time

Job: Graduate Accounting Assistant

**Salary**: £25,000 - £30,000

Location: London

Our client is an MGA looking for a Graduate Accounts Assistant to join their team in order to help run the accounts function.

Main Duties:

- Accounts payable administration (payments to suppliers' preparation, creation of accounting entries)
- Assistance with month-end process, reporting and bank reconciliation
- Assistance with premium payments to insurers, corresponding with clients and underwriters, posting daily cash receipts, and matching against transactions
- Database reconciliation to ensure data accuracy
- Assistance with Compliance and HR operations
- Ad-hoc support to the Operations Manager and Finance Director for daily tasks and various projects

Key Skills/ Requirements:

- Degree educated with a financial/ accounting degree
- Willing to commence studying towards an account qualification
- Good communication skills
- Basic bookkeeping and /or accounting knowledge
- Keen to learn and develop within Accounts
- Proficient IT skills & and a level of understanding IT to provide support to the business
- Attention to detail and ability to recognise inconsistencies
- Good level of Excel skills

Desirable skills:

- Experience with an accounting package (preferably Quickbooks or Xero)
- Basic knowledge of insurance and London Market

This role would suit a recent finance/ accounting graduate looking to start their career within an accounts function within the Insurance industry.

REF: 8827

MW Appointments is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.



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