Assistant Accountant

A Leading London based restaurant group has an opening for a well-rounded Accounts Assistant who has strong interpersonal and communication skills as a well as a strong accounting base. This is a varied role offering exposure to the wider business operations where you will need to build strong working relationships…and have lots of fun along the way.

The successful candidate will need to have a solid understanding of the accounting basics; be good with IT systems and ideally have a passion for the food industry. There are some great perks to working for the business including discounts at their restaurants, lots of social events and your usual business benefits. The role is a hybrid working dynamic where you will need to be in the Soho based head office 3 days per week.

Key accountabilities can include the below:

• The duties are wide-ranging and varied across the whole accounting spectrum, this is a great career development role.
• Daily reconciliations including bank and intercompany.
• Journal posting.
• Variance analysis.
• Supporting wider business with finance queries.
• Assisting with audits and tax filings.

Skills and experience:

• Understand debits and credits.
• Strong Excel skills.
• 2+ years of working in finance.
• Hospitality industry experience would be preferred but is not essential.
• You need to have strong communication skills and enjoy working with people.