Assistant Accountant

Kenneth Brian Associates is a leading recruitment agency specializing in providing top-tier talent to various industries. We are currently seeking a highly motivated and progressive Assistant Accountant to join a dynamic and growing team in Croydon. Our client is a well-established company in need of a skilled accounting professional to support their financial operations.

Main Duties and Responsibilities but not limited to:

• Collaborate with Financial Managers and other team members to successfully execute various accounting tasks including but not limited to bookkeeping, postings etc.
• Maintain company ledgers and daily financial transactions.
• Create financial documents such as bills, invoices, payables, receivables and purchase orders where needed.
• Identify discrepancies in ledgers and accounts, tracking them to the source and correcting them.
• Liaise and manage payroll activities with concerned personnel.
• Coordinate and manage payment and billing details of external service providers, contractors and vendors.
• Verify payments and deposits made through the company account.
• Monthly reconciliation of Balance Sheet accounts
• Month end journals including payroll, accruals, pre-payments, depreciation, etc

Qualifications

• BSc in Accounting and Finance and or AAT - required.
• Minimum of two years experience as Assistant Accountant - required
• Intermediate level Excel ability (Vlookups, Pivot tables, ability to work with large spreadsheets)
• Good organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workloads under pressure
• Willingness to learn and develop