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Accounts Assistant (Temp to perm)
- Posted 02 October 2019
- Salary £25000 - £30000 per annum
- Location
- Job type Temporary
- Discipline Accounting & Finance
- ReferenceAA/Media_1570027902
- Contact NameSamuel Everton
Job description
(6 months contract to perm) - Accounts Assistant
My client is a Media organisation with international interests.
You will be reporting into the Financial Controller and will be responsible for:
- Bank reconciliations:
- Reconciliation of bank accounts on a monthly basis by working day 5
- 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
- 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