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Accounts Assistant (Maternity Leave Cover)
- Posted 03 April 2019
- Salary £27000 - £32000 per annum
- Location
- Job type Temporary
- Discipline Accounting & Finance
- ReferenceRI1_1554307494
- Contact NameSamuel Everton
Job description
Restaurant Group
6 months contract - Assistant Accountant
My client is a rapidly growing restaurant group based in the West End London.
You will be reporting into the Head of Management Reporting and will be responsible for:
- Bank reconciliations:
- Reconciliation of bank accounts on a monthly basis by working day 5
- Translation of foreign currency bank accounts at month end exchange rate
- Understand and work to clear reconciling items
- Cash management:
- Process regular non-invoice payments e.g VAT, PAYE and Salary payments
- Set up ad-hoc payments on managements request
- Transfer cash between accounts
- Managing petty cash, ensuring there is supporting documentation for all expenses
- Depositing cheques in bank
- Accounts Payable:
- Understand AP process and provide support to AP clerk during busier periods/when AP clerk is on leave to ensure invoices continue to be processed for payment
- Accounts Receivable:
- Invoicing management fee income between group companies on a quarterly basis
- Invoicing rental and other income for the Hotels portfolio
- Recharging insurance fees paid for Hotels portfolio to tenant
- Billing head office rental space to sub-tenants on a quarterly basis
- Management Accounts:
- Preparation of basic management accounts for the Group Management Companies on a quarterly basis
- Preparation of management accounts for a small joint venture property company on a quarterly basis
- Balance sheet reconciliations:
- Preparing balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring documentation is on file to support the specified account balances on a bi-annual basis.
Background of the candidate:
- 1-2+ years experience in Accounts Assistant role, including experience preparing bank reconciliations
- Basic accounting principles and bookkeeping
- Basic VAT knowledge
- Proficient in Excel and Word
- Familiarity with the use of an accounting system