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Assistant Accountant

Assistant Accountant

JPSearch

Posted 19 hours ago, valid for 23 days

London, Greater London EC1R 0WX

£24,000 - £28,800 per annum

Full Time

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Sonic Summary

The position of Assistant Accountant is available at a unique affordable women’s fashion brand located in London.
The salary for this role ranges from £35,000 to £40,000 per year.
Candidates must have 3 to 5 years of experience in bookkeeping or accounting roles to be considered.
Key responsibilities include managing company ledgers, tracking payments, and preparing reconciliations.
The ideal candidate should be an intermediate user of MS Excel, possess a working knowledge of Sage 200, and have excellent attention to detail.

Title: Assistant Accountant

Company Description: A unique affordable women’s fashion brand

Location: London

Salary:£35000 - £40000

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Accountant to join a small Finance team. To be considered for this position you will have previous experience as an Assistant Accountant and working in Sales Ledger/Purchase Ledger.

Responsibilities:

Keep company ledgers and daily financial transactions up to date

Tracking and recording all incoming payments from customers

Following up on unpaid invoices and late payments

Generating and sending invoices to customers

Cash reconciliations and resolving discrepancies, including shop cash receipts

Credit control, as required on the sales ledger

Posting and coding purchase invoices to Sage

Posting and coding credit card statements to Sage

Posting and coding monthly staff expenses

Maintain and post monthly petty cash

Maintain sales and purchase ledger

Setting up weekly, monthly and ad-hoc payments runs

Distribution of supplier invoices for authorisation to the relevant departments

Prepare weekly and monthly supplier statement reconciliations

Identify discrepancies in ledgers and accounts, track them to the source, and correct them.

Assist with the weekly cashflow and monthly management reporting

Requirements

3 to 5 years in bookkeeping or accounting roles

Intermediate user of MS Excel

Excellent attention to detail with high levels of accuracy

Resilient and able to work at pace

Demonstrable working knowledge of Sage 200

Analytical and organised

Enjoys working in flat, informal structures

Able to confidently communicate across all levels, including Directors

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