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Our successful and growing client is looking for an Accounts Assistant to work 21 hours a week over three days but is flexible on the days worked. You will work closely with the finance teams, supporting smooth month-end processes and collaborating with teams across the business.
- Based in Chessington - office based.
- £29,000 (DOE) pro rata
- 21 hours per week - flexible on the days worked, although prefer a regular pattern of days and hours for each week.
- Generous pension scheme
- Health cover
- Onsite parking
- 24 days holidays + bank holidays (going up by 1 day a year for a max of 5 years)
Job specification:
- Assist sales and invoicing teams with customer account queries.
- Assist with balance sheet reconciliations including accruals and prepayments
- Reconcile bank statements, including month-end.
- Check credit card expenses, monitor employee compliance, and resolve missing info.
- Primary responsibility for expense claims and staff reimbursements and help support role out and training for new group wide electronic expenses system.
- Work closely with the finance team.
- Support month-end close by posting journals and preparing reconciliations.
- Backup colleagues with purchase ledgers and payment runs.
- Help with month-end close.
- Assist with projects, including for the group finance team of the parent company
Person specification:
- Proven experience in consistent and reliable financial processing.
- Ability to investigate and resolve discrepancies or unusual financial entries.
- Strong teamwork and collaboration skills.
- Familiarity with Sage, or similar financial systems.
- Open to candidates without formal qualifications.
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