Job Description:
An experienced finance professional is required to join our client's team as an Assistant Accountant.
Key Responsibilities:
* Financial Reporting & Reconciliation: Prepare and deliver monthly financial reports. Perform bank reconciliations, ensuring records are retained for audit purposes.
* Accounts Receivable & Credit Control: Oversee sales invoicing, ensuring accuracy and completeness. Manage credit control, proactively following up on outstanding debts. Maintain automatic billing processes, ensuring smooth operation.
* Accounts Payable & Payment Processing: Manage creditors and debtors, ensuring timely processing of transactions. Prepare and process payment runs efficiently.
* General Accounting & Autonomy: Work independently, maintaining accuracy and compliance in financial processes. Prepare monthly management information up to trial balance stage.
Required Skills & Experience:
* Technical Skills: Strong accounting knowledge (double-entry bookkeeping, reconciliations, and financial reporting). Experience in bank reconciliations, invoicing, credit control, and payment processing. Ability to produce financial reports up to trial balance stage. Familiarity with automatic billing systems and accounting software (Xero, Sage, Quick Books, or similar).
* Experience & Qualifications: Essential: Previous experience in an Accounts Technician, Assistant Accountant, Bookkeeper, or similar role. Desirable: AAT-qualified (or equivalent) or part-qualified ACCA/CIMA.
* Soft Skills: Autonomous work ethic ability to manage responsibilities independently. Attention to detail ensuring accuracy in financial records. Time management ability to meet deadlines and handle multiple financial tasks. Problem-solving mindset proactively identifying and resolving financial discrepancies.