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Financial Accountant £45-£50k depending on experience Central London Media company
Must be full qualified ACCA/ACA/CIMA
Working Monday to Friday 9-5.30 in the office
Role summary:
The role reports to the Head of Finance alongside a small team and involves close liaison with the FP&A Manager. This role is a key member of the Finance Team, responsible for assisting with the day-to-day financial operations of the organisation .
The successful candidate will thrive in a fast paced, hands-on role with an ambitious and flexible attitude to grow as the Company develops. This role will suit a fully qualified accountant with 1-2 years post qualification experience in industry, working at a similar level within a medium-sized organization taking responsibility for accounting records. A high level of competence with Xero is not mandatory but would be advantageous. With a lean organisation structure, the role requires strong communication and team playing skills as well as a keen eye for detail, data analysis skills, eagerness to learn and ability to self-review.
Key responsibilities and main tasks:
- Be part of a small accounts team
- Maintain integrity of the accounting records
- Assist with month-end and year-end processes
- Reconcile and analyse balance sheet accounts
- Prepare month-end journals
- Raise revenue invoices, maintain revenue register/records
- Prepare monthly payroll journals and pension deductions, deal with associated reports and queries; liaise with the HR department as appropriate
- Prepare files for annual audit and respond to audit queries
- Review the payment runs prior to release by senior management
- Processing of expenses (via Expensify) and company credit cards (via Pleo), implement changes to the authorisation process as required in both systems
- Maintain Fixed Asset register and reconcile to general ledger
- Maintain monthly PSA reports and prepare the annual PSA calculation for submission to HMRC
- Assist in the preparation of quarterly VAT returns and deal with VAT related matters; knowledge of group vat requirements is essential
- Ad-hoc reporting and analysis
- Ad-hoc finance administration e.g. KYC requests, tax forms
Working in a small accounts team. ACCA, ACA or CIMA fully qualified with a minimum of 2-3 PQ experience. Must be advanced on Excel as will be tested.
Looking for ambitous person who wants to grow in a fast moving environment with lots of potential for career development.
