Assistant Accountant

5 days ago


High Wycombe Coronation Road, United Kingdom ITW Full time £42,000 - £63,000 per year

Job Description:

Job Purpose

Responsible for all aspects of transactional accounting within the Instron France legal entity. Primary focus is on accounts payable, banking, receivables and expense controls with responsibility for month end journal entries and reconciliations.  Reporting to the European Finance Manager, based in High Wycombe.

Key Tasks & Responsibilities

  • Manage the AP process for Instron France  - processing supplier invoices, intercompany transactions, payments and balance sheet reconciliations
  • Verify and approve banking entries
  • Month end journal creation, posting and reconciliation of accruals, prepayments and other regular transactional entries for Instron France. 
  • Manage the employee expense approvals and payments  
  • Support the AR process for Instron France - weekly debtor updates, monthly reporting and balance sheet reconciliations
  • Liaise with Sales and Service team to agree action plans to clear aged debt 
  • Support the European Accountant with  monthly analytical review of monthly departmental expenses
  • Support the month end accrual & prepayment calculations and postings
  • Support internal and external audits for Instron France

Key Competencies (includes skills)

  • Able to prioritise and multi-task
  • Remains calm and patient under deadline pressure
  • Flexible, resilient and demonstration of a positive, 'can do' attitude
  • High level of accuracy and attention to detail
  • Good communication skills; verbal and written
  • Strong interpersonal skills and confidence to work at various levels of the organization
  • Ability to work in a matrix organisation

Qualifications

  • Good verbal and written English and French 

Key Experiences

  • 2-3 years + of transactional accounting experience
  • Good Excel and analysis skills 

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