Company Overview Offering a complete ecosystem of maritime services, including broking, finance, port services and research, Clarksons is at the heart of global shipping. Our unrivalled reach, expertise, and depth of experience, combined with leading research, enables us to partner with clients across every sector to meet the demands of the world’s rapidly evolving maritime, offshore, trade and energy markets. Building on our unique heritage and harnessing our insights to see further, faster, we work with our clients and communities to create strategies that have a positive impact on the industry and the world around us. Dedicated to excellence, it’s our people that drive success for our clients. To understand more including day-to-day life at Clarksons, visit us at www.clarksons.com Division Overview Offering exceptional port agency and logistics services, we provide turnkey solutions for clients in the marine and energy sectors. Established ships agents with a reputation for excellence, our specialist team provide round the clock vessel agency and services to the Offshore energy and dry bulk sectors. Discover more at www.clarksons.com/port-services Role Summary As Accounts Assistant, you will support our established UK accounting team in all areas through a period of transition on to both a new billing system and a new finance package. Initially required for a six-month period there is potential for extension dependent on the team’s workload requirements following the implementation of both new systems. What you’ll be doing Supporting the Accounts Payable function, with invoice processing, payments, statement reconciliations and supplier queries. Supporting the Accounts Receivable function with billing, refunds, work in progress monitoring and customer queries. Assisting both the Management Accountant and Revenue Accountant with any routine analysis or data cleansing required in respect of the transition to the new systems. Additional / ad hoc duties as required to meet the needs of the business. What we’re looking for We invite applications from candidates who can demonstrate: Drive and self-motivation, with the desire and commitment to succeed, deliver excellence and make positive change; Relationship building, with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to quickly build rapport; Collaboration, able to work well with others across diverse backgrounds to share information, develop skills, and deliver results; Resilience with the ability to persist and adapt; Smart problem-solving and analytical abilities, with a curious and inquisitive mind, and an openness to new ideas; Professional integrity and a respect for company values. Other requirements Experience of working within an accounting function/office environment desirable. GCSE grades 4 or higher in both Maths and English. Strong IT skills in MS office packages (Excel and Outlook). Knowledge of Sage 200/Sage Intacct and Foxit PDF Editor would be an advantage. A high degree of both numeracy and accuracy and an eye for detail. Organised and able to prioritise own workload in order to meet tight deadlines. Self-confident with good communication skills (both written and verbal). Desire to learn, develop and contribute to the wider team goals. Experience of system migration preferable.