Overview
Pear Talent - Finance Recruitment is representing an established financial services company who have an excellent opportunity for an Interim Assistant Accountant (12 months FTC). You’ll provide support to the team as they implement a new Finance system and play a key role in delivering financial and management reporting, as well as Finance Operations (AP, Treasury, etc.), ensuring the business achieves its goals and meets statutory requirements.
You’ll be expected to partner across the business with other teams and senior stakeholders, taking a key role within a team that produces, analyses and delivers the external financial results.
Base pay range
INTERIM ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT - 12mths
Responsibilities
* Assist the Finance Manager in oversight of the general ledger, financial accounting, accounts payable and taxation, undertaking monthly/quarterly tasks.
* Support monthly financial accounting and management reporting, assisting month-end process and reporting.
* Oversee the purchase ledger, including processing invoices as well as preparing and running BACS payments.
* Reconcile Balance Sheet accounts in accordance with control spreadsheets.
* Assist with staff expenses, which includes handling expense processing and payments.
* Support the completion of company bank account reconciliations for all entities.
* Work with the team to prepare responses to queries which auditors may raise.
* Contribute to Finance change and improvement initiatives.
* Partner with other departments across the business, building effective relationships.
Required experience
* Part-qualified accountant (AAT, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
* Previous financial accounting experience (financial services experience preferred)
* Experience with accounting systems and good Excel skills
Additional information
If this isn’t for you but you know someone who’d be interested, confidential referrals are welcomed. We offer a referral scheme up to £1,000.
Seniority level
* Associate
Employment type
* Contract
Job function
* Accounting/Auditing and Finance
Industries
* Financial Services, Insurance, and Accounting
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