Accounts Assistant

Posted 18 January 2019
Salary £23000 - £25000 per annum
Location
Job type Permanent
Discipline Accounting & Finance
ReferenceATB_020_1547826299
Contact NameAshleigh Bowman

Job description

I am working with a growing Media Company, looking for an Accounts Assistant to join their Finance Team based in the City of London. The role is to provide support to the Finance Team, processing the majority of the company's invoices and is an ideal position for someone who is actively studying towards their accountancy qualification.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Dealing with all purchase invoices
  • Coding and posting of invoices/expenses into the purchase ledger
  • Aged Debtors/Creditors reconciliations
  • Ensuring all invoices are appropriately authorised
  • Preparing payment runs
  • Dealing with supplier queries and creating new supplier accounts
  • Posting nominal ledger journals
  • Dealing with requests for petty cash and foreign exchange, including posting journals.
  • Assisting in the audit preparation
  • Managing the Finance e-mail inbox and auctioning all incoming e-mail as appropriate.
  • Other ad-hoc projects as needed.

The Successful Candidate:

  • Degree Educated (2:1 or above)
  • At least a year's experience in a Finance role
  • Excel Savvy
  • Part Qualified
  • Great work ethic, friendly, personable, positive approach
  • Ability to handle a high workload, maintain high levels of accuracy and personal organisation whilst delivering work to tight deadlines.
  • Ability to effectively undertake research tasks
  • Ability to work effectively on own or within a project team.