Assistant Accountant

1 month ago


Epsom UK, Surrey, United Kingdom Penta Consulting Full time

IMPORTANT: In order to be considered for this role, you must live within a 45/60 minute radius of our office based in Epsom. Please state where you reside in your application.


JOB PURPOSE


Reporting to the Group Financial Controller you will be involved in the production of accurate and reliable monthly financial information for the monitoring of business performance, ensuring that processes are fit for purpose and operate efficiently, and that financial control are appropriate and operate effectively for the group.


DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES


  • Reviewing the monthly gross profit reports to identify missing entries and preparing associated journals.
  • Reviewing and reporting on overhead costs, including investigating budget variances.
  • Preparing monthly journals (prepayments and accruals), liaising with budget holders regarding expenditure that has been incurred but not invoiced.
  • Ensure accurate preparation of the month end group management accounts, month end balance sheet reconciliations/ report preparation.
  • Prepare monthly intercompany current account reconciliations
  • Ensure preparation and posting of the monthly payroll journal, liaising with Payroll departments to follow up on any queries
  • Overseas offices
  • submission of monthly and quarterly VAT reports to local advisers and dealing with any queries.
  • preparation of annual reporting pack for submission to local advisers to enable preparation of annual accounts and dealing with any queries
  • responsibility for monthly financial reporting of oversees entities.
  • Ad hoc duties as and when required within finance including but not limited to accurate information and report preparation.
  • Payments on banking portal – ability to investigate issues and bring any queries to a resolve, as well as entering payments


KEY SKILLS:

  • IT literate including strong Microsoft Excel skills as a minimum
  • Good organisational skills
  • Excellent understanding of financial accounting and businesses processes
  • High level of accuracy and attention to detail
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills and an ability to interact with all levels of the organisation


EXPERIENCE / QUALIFICATIONS:


  • As the ideal candidate, you will be a part/post qualified (AAT/CIMA/ACCA/ACA)
  • Minimum of 3 years' experience working within an accounting environment
  • Experience of management accounting, and ideally experience of managing their own corporate entity/entities
  • Experience of dealing with currency transactions and general ledgers
  • Experience of using multi company, multi-currency financial accounting systems – eg Microsoft Dynamics, Oracle, SAP


PERSONAL QUALITIES:


  • Excellent communications skills
  • Proactive approach
  • Ability to work well under pressure
  • Organised and methodical approach


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