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*******Accounts Assistant (Part Time - 20 hours per week)******
£25K - £27K FTE (plus excellent package)
Our client is a leading investor looking to recruit a part time Accounts Assistant to support the Project Accountant and wider team with the financial management of a portfolio of high profile assets.
On offer is an excellent salary (£25K - £27K FTE), up to 20% bonus, 10% pension contribution, private medical cover and 29 days annual leave (plus bank holidays). You will be joining a highly regarded team who are committed to staff development and training.
Key Responsibilities:
- To prepare payments from batches of approved invoices.
- To prepare and post invoices to debtors and creditors ledgers.
- To assist in the resolution of invoicing and payment queries.
- Prepare reconciliations of sales, purchases, nominal ledger and to reconcile bank statements and supplier statements.
- Reconcile VAT accounts and prepare and submit VAT returns
- To assist in the preparation of monthly working papers
- Assist the Project Accountant in preparing the year-end audit file
- Assist with the administration and reporting of VAT and CIS
- Comply with financial controls in accordance with company policy, practices and systems.
About You:
- Plans and organises effectively to deliver objectives
- Establishes priorities and sets goals
- Focuses on timely implementation of tasks and is not reluctant to commit to action
- Makes sense of information, analyses problems logically and recommends solutions
- Thinks creatively and systematically to consider the wider consequences
- Communicates clearly and effectively with a wide variety of people both formally and informally
- Listens effectively and probes for information
Your Technical Understanding:
- An understanding of basic accounting principles (Accounting qualification AAT would be advantageous)
- Knowledge of VAT and CIS for making periodic returns and payments
- Intermediate Excel spreadsheet skills
- Working knowledge of accounting systems (IRIS Financials would be an advantage) for recording invoice and journal transactions and for preparing reconciliations
- IT literate, especially with Microsoft Office
Please apply in confidence, attaching your CV.
