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Assistant Accountant

Robert Half
Posted 6 hours ago, valid for 16 days
Location

London, Greater London EC1R 0WX

Contract type

Full Time

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  • Robert Half Finance & Accounting is seeking an Assistant Accountant for a bio-fuels manufacturing company in central London.
  • The ideal candidate must have at least 3 years of experience in both accounts payable and receivable within a fast-paced environment.
  • Key responsibilities include supplier and customer onboarding, general bookkeeping, month-end processes, and support for financial statements.
  • The position offers a salary between £35,000 and £45,000, along with benefits such as hybrid working, 30 days of holiday, and an 11% pension contribution.
  • Candidates should ideally be AAT qualified or part qualified in a full accounting qualification, with strong debits, credits, and Excel skills.

Robert Half Finance & Accounting are exclusively partnering with a bio-fuels manufacturing business based in central London to recruit a strong Assistant Accountant to join their growing team.

Role:

Our client is looking to recruit a strong Assistant Accountant with at least 3 years experience covering both sides of the general ledger within fast paced growing businesses.

  • Action Supplier/Vendor and Customer Onboarding, Billing and Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable
  • General bookkeeping and account reconciliations
  • Month end process including accrual and prepayment calculation and preparation of journal entries
  • Support in preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual consolidated financial statements including preparation of trial balances
  • Internal and external reporting (group, internal stakeholders, etc.)
  • Day to day cash postings and bank reconciliations
  • Processing and payment of supplier invoices, travel expenses and credit card settlements
  • Support the preparation and submission of VAT returns and other regulatory tax filings
  • Master Data maintenance
  • Support on annual audits and statutory reporting

Profile:

The ideal candidate will have at least 3 years experience covering both accounts payable and receivable within a fast paced business. ideally this candidate should be AAT qualified or part qualified on a full accounting qualification. Strong debits and credits, as well as strong excel skills are essential as initially processes will be manual.

Client:

Bio-fuels company backed by a huge organisation in the logistics industry.

Salary & Benefits:

£35,000 - £45,000

hybrid working - 3 days in office

30 days holiday plus bank holidays

11% pension - 4% employee contribution

discretionary bonus - up to 15%

Study support - case by case post probation

Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: gb/en/privacy-notice.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.