Assistant Accountant (Part Time)
Hours: 9am - 5.30pm (2 or 3 days a week)
Epsom
Salary: FTE 27k - 30k
We are working with an IT recruitment consultancy who require an experienced candidate to join their small accounts team of 4 due to their workload increasing. This position reports directly into the Finance Director.
Maintenance of cashbooks for 7 bank accounts, in sterling and euros:1) Checking bank receipts, allocating client payments to the relevant invoices on the Sage 50 debtors ledger, normally on a daily basis2) Posting all bank transactions to Sage 503) Reconcile accounts during month and at month end4) Download statement for each account at month end and file on server.
Purchase Ledger – Overheads:1) Coding and posting of all overhead invoices, ensuring that all costs/expenses are posted in the relevant month and chasing missing invoices if necessary2) Scheduling invoices for payment and raising payment at appropriate time3) Sending remittance advices once payment has been processed4) Keeping regular check on cleanliness/integrity of purchase ledger
Staff/Directors’ Expenses:1) Checking employees’ expenses and posting to Sage and delivering remittance advices2) Checking Directors’ cash and credit card expenses and posting to Sage3) Raising payments for expenses
Queries:1) Dealing with supplier/candidate queries2) Dealing with queries from Directors and requests for various analyses/reportsAudit Prep and Support1) Preparation of reports and sample data for annual audit2) Preparation of reports and sample data for quarterly audits by invoice discounting company (Leumi)3) Answering queries relating to transactions processed
Requirements:
- Team player & happy to help out in other areas like covering for the senior accounts assistant when needed
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- Ability to liase with other departments - this position will liase with the sales team quite frequently
- Can do attitude
- Experience using Sage 50 is ideal
- All rounded accounting experience
Benefits:
- 22 days annual leave, plus birthday off, plus bank holidays
- Enrolment pension scheme
- Health care
- Sociable team - team days out
- Team rewards - Spa days & nights away