Salary: c£35k plus competitive benefits package
Hours: Full time – Temp basis
Our client is a highly regarded, independent consultancy offering a range of planning and development related services. They have an opportunity for an Accounts Assistant with previous experience working in a finance environment to provide support to the Head of Finance, Billings Team and administer the Payroll/ Pensions for 15 months in their office in Soho, London.
The Role
Assisting the Head of Finance, Billings team on a day-to-day basis, to ensure the smooth running of payroll, monthly end process and financial reporting which include:
* Manage the monthly outsourced payroll. Check payroll and set up salary payments on the bank
* Administer the Company Pension platform and settle monthly payments
* Assist the Head of Finance with month end closing, bank, and balance sheet reconciliations
* Produce monthly invoice reconciliation.
* Maintain the Fixed Asset Register.
* Run month-end reports on Sage 200
* Support the Billing function – invoicing, updating, updating finance spreadsheets and client/project records and billing, cover during absence.
* Assist with the annual audit
* Set monthly Debtor Targets for the Credit Control Team.
* Sending out monthly Billing Forecasts to all teams and consolidate once returned.
* Liaise with project teams and Business support, ensuring processes are followed, completion of timesheets and ad hoc queries.
* Complete all Ad hoc financial analysis as required.
* Assisting the Finance team in other areas required.
The Person
* Experience of working in a Finance department covering Payroll and Assist with management accounts
* The role is dynamic and requires a very organised and methodical individual with passion to learn.
* Positive, hard-working attitude with a ‘can do’ attitude and ability to work as part of a team as well as able to work on own initiative and take responsibility where necessary.
* Honest and trustworthy and reliable
* Always having a professional appearance and demeanour.
* Ability to always maintain confidentiality and privacy. Handling sensitive matters diplomatically and discreetly.
* Ability to prioritise and organise own workload in an environment with multiple and conflicting demands.
* Well-rounded interpersonal skills with high attention to detail.
* Strong organisational skills.
* Problem solving skills.
* Time management skills.
* Excellent verbal communication skills with a good telephone manner.
* Highly self-motivated.
* IT literate and competent in using Microsoft Office; Outlook and Word. Intermediate in Excel.
* Understands and has work in accordance with the requirements of ISO9001 and ISO14001 would be desirable.
* Timesheet input software would be desirable
* Sage 200 would be desirable
* Consultancy experience would be desirable
Please get in touch with Lisa on 02085497212 or submit your CV using the link below