Assistant Accountant, European Private Equity This role comes with study support and hybrid working My client are a leading European Private Equity firm and buyout investor, focused on portfolio companies in Europe with more than €5 billion of assets under management. Responsibilities Assist in production of monthly management accounts - inputting invoices into accounting system, preparing and posting various nominal ledger entries, bank reconciliation Review costs for variances to budget Reviewing management accounts for subsidary offices Prepare and post the monthly prepayments and accruals Accounts payable - organising approval and payment of weekly invoices (suppliers, credit card, expenses, travel invoices) Manage monthly payroll cycle, submitting documents to payroll company, pension contributions submission Assist finance team with cash management and cash requirement projections Review employee expenses Assist in completion of the monthly dashboard Assist in preparation of the annual budget and reforecast Complete quarterly VAT returns Manage out of pocket expenses to be recharged back to portfolio companies Assist external auditors with the preparation of statutory accounts at year end Assistance with preparation of board packs Experience and Qualifications required Part qualified ACCA/CIMA/CPA/AAT 1-2 years accounting experience Systems & IT competence Experience using Sage Good Excel skills Personal skills Good communication skills Ability to work well both independently and as part of a team Good organisation skills and ability to meet deadlines at key times in the financial year Good attention to detail A desire to learn and take ownership of workload and projects Ability to multitask Ability to work with personnel at various levels of seniority both internal and external to the organisation