KennedyPearce are working with an Investment Management firm based in the City who are looking for an Assistant Financial Accountant to join their team paying between £30-35K depending on experience.

This is a hybrid role and is heavily AR centred.

Main Duties

• Sales ledger; calculation and accounting for fee income, including accruals, invoices, receipts and related adjustments
• Revenue analyses, including segmental and departmental
• Debtor management
• Revenue query resolution involving liaison with client account directors, administrators and the wider business
• Maintenance of client billing data and payment details
• Month end analyses and journal postings; accruals, prepayments and other journals
• Management accounts and balance sheet reconciliation support
• Variance analysis to prior actual and budget
• Bank account management
• Bank reconciliations
• Cash postings
• Purchase ledger support - supplier and expenses queries
• Assist in the production of statutory financial statements
• External audit support
• Communication with external bodies such as banks, advisers, third party administrators and auditors
• Attend meetings and present suggestions in writing/verbally
• Propose improvements to processes, controls and systems
• Maintain up to date procedural documentation
• Understand and adhere to financial and accounting regulations
• Assist with accounting/financial tasks and projects, as required.

Required Job Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Attention to detail
• Highly numerate
• Personable and confident
• Ability to self-manage (with or without supervision)
• Ability to multi-task and work to tight deadlines with accuracy
• Strong work ethic, with an open, honest approach
• Strong sense of accountability
• Ability to assimilate information and work with data volumes
• Ability to liaise professionally with all levels in the business
• Enthusiastic and proactive
• Ability to work in a small team environment
• Good knowledge of accounting fundamentals (accruals, prepayments, reconciliations, trial balance, double entry accounting)
• Highly proficient with Excel and other Microsoft Office software
• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Study path towards a professional accountancy qualification
• Experience of established accounting software, preferably Sun Systems/Vision Knowledge/experience of the financial services industry
• Accurate calculation and accounting for income, sales invoices, receipts and fee adjustments
• Timely invoicing and cash collection in line with established timetable
• Accurate ledger coding for all posted transactions
• Act in the spirit of the core values of the business and promote those values where possible within working practices
• Adhere to all internal policies including Finance procedures and error reporting protocols
• Immediate escalation of issues/problems to line manager and/or Head of Finance or CFO as they arise

If this role is of interest, please send over a copy of your most up to date CV to Jessica@kennedypearce.com