Senior Assistant Accountant

Posted 17 January 2022
Salary £37000 - £40000 per annum
LocationCity of London
Job type Temporary
Discipline Accounting & Finance
ReferenceAG: L: AA :_1642438493
Contact NameAlfie Gerard

Job description

an amazing opportunity within a Global Insurance company are looking for a Assistant Accountant to assist the finance team with making surely timely payment of expenses and providing cover for operational payments, when required. Preparing and posting expense and payment journals. Preparation and submission of VAT returns. Liaising with the IPT consultant.

Responsibilities as a assistant accountant

  • Process all vendor invoices ensuring compliance and adherence to the Company's policies.
  • Provide cover for the insurance payments (claims, surveyor fee, FAC, premium return and claim fund) and employee expenses in the absence of Assistant Accountant.
  • Posting journals to accounting system, including but not limited to operational/insurance payments and investments. Calculation and posting FX due to the exchange rate movements.
  • Bank reconciliations and updating daily cash surplus reports. Monthly summary of the cash movements of the bank accounts.

  • Preparing bank transfers instructions for investments as advised by senior team members/ Chief Investment officer.

  • Preparing management accounts for a dormant company.

  • Preparing schedules for the Fixed assets, prepayments, accrual and inter-company reconciliations. Balance sheet reconciliations for the dormant company.

  • Assist in the preparation of the expense budget and providing analysis of the selected expense accounts by comparing actual spent against the budget.

  • Preparation and submission of VAT returns. Providing assistance on the project of Making Tax Digital.

  • Providing data and liaising with the IPT consultant.

  • Assist in running ad hoc reports.

  • Assist the Financial Controller and other team members with other areas of finance during the quarter end.

To be successful in this job application you must have:

  • Minimum 4 year's experience in Insurance or Financial Service
  • Working towards AAT qualification
  • Good knowledge of the double entry bookkeeping
  • Excellent excel skills