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Accountant
- Posted 02 December 2020
- Salary £35000 - £45000 per annum
- Location
- Job type Permanent
- Discipline Accounting & Finance
- ReferenceCMA0212_1606923027
- Contact NameCelia Matkins
Job description
Our client, a large trading firm, are seeking a part qualified accountant to join their team on a permanent basis. The successful candidate will be responsible for preparing monthly management accounts and annual statutory accounts for commodity trading group companies.
Responsibilities
- Daily reconciliations for interfaces from trading systems to the general ledger
- Ensure all payment requests and receipt advices are processed accurately and on a timely manner.
- Daily tasks of clearing accounts payable and receivable
- Maintenance of fixed asset register
- Ensure accruals and prepayments are posted and in line with the relevant service agreements
- Balance sheet reconciliation reports (sweep accounts, accrual accounts, prepayments accounts, etc.)
- Production of monthly management report and Group consolidation package
- Inventory reconciliation
- Support inter-company balance reconciliation
- Support preparation of quarterly UK VAT statements
- Provide support to produce a number of statutory or regulatory reports and returns
Requirements
- Part Qualified or equivalent accountancy qualification (ACCA, ACA or CIMA)
- University Degree or equivalent
- Advanced excel skills (pivot tables, v look-ups, sumifs and formulas): Using large volumes of data in tabular format
- Sound level of basic bookkeeping skills
- Excellent organisational & analytical skills
- Good communication skills (written and verbal)
- Effective problem solver
- Numerate, high attention to detail
- Demonstrable knowledge of IFRS and UK GAAP
- Good experience of accounts payable/receivable/management accounts is desirable.
- SAP - preferred