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Assistant Accountant

Altum Consulting
Posted 2 days ago, valid for a month
Location

London, Greater London EC1R 0WX

Contract type

Full Time

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  • We are seeking an Assistant Accountant for a 4-month fixed-term contract with a medium-sized charity in Central London.
  • The role offers a salary between £34,000 and £37,000 and requires the candidate to work 2 days a week in the office.
  • The successful applicant should have at least 2 years of experience in a financial function at a similar level, ideally with some exposure to the charity sector.
  • Key responsibilities include processing payments, managing bank accounts, and performing bank reconciliations.
  • Candidates must be available to start immediately or within 1-2 weeks, as the organization is moving quickly with the hiring process.

Assistant Accountant | 4 month FTC contract | Charity | £34-37k | 2 days a week in office

We are recruiting an Assistant Accountant to join a medium-sized charity going through a busy time. This role will initially be to manage a backlog of transactional finance and help them during the year-end process. The role will require the candidate come in 2 days a week to their Central London office.

Responsibilities will include;

  • Processing all payments and monitoring bank accounts
  • Uploading relevant payments and processing credit card transactions
  • Manage all petty cash and direct debits
  • Review and manage the intercompany reconciliations
  • Maintaining the finance email inboxes and escalating any queries
  • Ensuring the accuracy of all transactions processed
  • Performing bank reconciliations and investigating unreconciled items
  • Act as a key point of contact across the organisation to investigate and resolve outstanding balances regarding company credit cards
  • Coding and posting of all purchase and sales ledger transactions

The ideal candidate will;

  • Have experience of working in a financial function at a similar level
  • Have some experience or exposure working within the charity sector
  • Ideally experience of Business Central
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Strong communication skills

The organisation is going through a lot of exciting changes and have a fantastic team with an excellent working culture. Candidates must be readily available to start with a short notice period (immediate or 1-2 weeks). They are interviewing as applications come through so please apply now as this role will most likely move quickly.

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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.