Accounts Assistant - Media Investment

Posted 11 September 2018
Salary £20000 - £28000 per annum + study support
Location
Job type Permanent
Discipline Accounting & Finance
ReferenceCMMAA-0911_1536658817
Contact NameCelia Matkins

Job description

Accounts Assistant - Media Investment

A specialist media investment company are looking to hire an Accounts Assistant to join their growing team. They offer a structured progression path within the company and therefore this role will suit an ambitious individual with the passion to qualify as an accountant.

The business is expanding its investments and is therefore going through an extended period of rapid growth. The role will support the Finance team with ensuring a consistently smooth set of accounting functions.

This position will offer chances to get involved in preparation of trial balances, mentoring from an experienced Finance Manager and exposure to preparing the year-end financial statements. The Finance Manager has specified that candidates come with strong academics at degree level, hold some Accounts Assistant work experience and be a quick learner.

Key Responsibilities -

  • Processing and posting of fund related invoices and payments.
  • Perform balance sheet and bank reconciliations
  • Assist with the collection of outstanding receivables
  • Assist in the submission of monthly employee expenses and make reimbursements
  • Timely preparation of VAT returns
  • Assist in the preparation of year-end statutory financial statements
  • Daily cash review to ensure sufficient cash required for payments
  • Process and post commission related transactions
  • Make bank deposits and keep records up to date
  • Ensure timely filing of documents
  • Check all financial transactions for accuracy and monitor
  • Ad hoc IFA and HMRC queries

Other Duties -

  • Prepare calculations for investor statements
  • Aiding financial analysis to feed into decision support projects
  • Other administration and filing
  • Ad hoc project work

Skills required -

  • Educated to degree level achieving 2:1 or above
  • Strong A level results (A-C)
  • Accounts Assistant work experience, 6 months minimum
  • Strong knowledge of double entries
  • Experience in SUN advantageous
  • Sociable personality - outgoing, confident communicator
  • Ambitious, driven by a career in Accounting
  • Flexibility in approach to managing own work load