Group Assistant Accountant
Department: Finance
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Remote, UK
Description
Reporting to the Group Accountant, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to add value to a growing multi-national group.
This is a remote, UK based role.
Key Responsibilities
Assisting in preparing financial statements (TB, P&L, Balance Sheet, Cashflow) for holding companies
* Raising of inter-company sales invoicing
* Completing the inter-company reconciliations
* Posting bank transactions and bank reconciliations
* Posting payroll journals
* Calculating and posting accruals and prepayments
* Analysing and reporting on the company's financial performance against budget & forecast
* Assisting with the Group Consolidation and elimination journals
* Supporting the Month End Close routines to ensure the financial statements accurately reflect all assets and liabilities.
* Developing and maintaining balance sheet reconciliations including net wages, pensions and VAT
* Ensuring compliance with statutory requirements
* Assisting with the annual audit
* Support the implementation of new systems and processes
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
* Studying towards a recognised accountancy qualification (CIMA/ACCA/ACA)
* Be able to demonstrate well-developed planning, processing & organising abilities, a high level of attention to detail and the capacity to work to demanding deadlines
* Have experience of balance sheet reconciliations and producing management accounts
* Be able to effectively communicate to internal and external stakeholders of varying levels
* Have good Microsoft Excel skills to intermediate/advanced level (vlookup, data sorting, if functions and pivot tables)
* Be able to hit the ground running and use their initiative
* Be able to demonstrate continuous improvement of processes and reporting as the business continues its growth plans.
* The ability to work as part of a team that is split across a number of different locations.
* A “can-do” and flexible approach. Motivated and driven to achieve results
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