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My client is a leading legal recruitment firm based in the City of London. They are looking for a permanent Accounts Assistant to join there busy team and perform a variety of transactional and some month-end duties. This role is ideally for someone with 3 years plus of experience who has the ability to work individually or as part of a team.
The role
- Processing supplier payments, invoices, into Xero accounting system
- Processing contractor and third party payments on a weekly and monthly basis
- Setting up new suppliers into accounting software
- Preparing financial statements showing business income and expenditure
- Reconciling statements and rectifying inaccuracies
- Completing daily and monthly bank reconciliations
- Developing monthly financial statements including cash flow, profit and loss and balance sheets
- Managing employee expense claims
- Assisting with commission payment on a weekly basis
- Producing and sending accurate sales invoices for clients on a weekly and monthly basis
- Taking care of administrative tasks, such as correspondence, filing and printing
- Maintaining accurate and detailed customer records and creating new customer accounts
- Building a good rapport with clients and providing an accounting team with relevant information
- Preparing and entering journals into the system
- Supporting the preparation of management accounts and month-end duties when required
Experience and skill set
- Good attention to detail to enter correct data into financial records and recognise errors
- Computer literacy, especially familiarity with spreadsheets, databases and accounting software such as Microsoft Office, Excel and Business Central software
- Multi-tasking and organisational skills to manage different financial duties, including the ability to prioritise tasks in order to meet deadlines
- Interpersonal and customer service skills for dealing with customers, suppliers and other employees in the accounts department
- Communication skills, including the ability to explain complex financial matters in accessible terms
