Assistant Accountant

Our client, a well-known and exciting business based in West Croydon who are seeking a Finance Executive to join their Accounts team on a permanent basis.

This role will only require you to visit their office 4 days per week.

The successful individual will be able to meet the expected demands of the business, provide a high quality service to the business and suppliers.

Our client is based within walking distance of the train station and main public transport links.

• Assisting with unbilled, billed and unpaid disbursements and allocations
• Reconciling the clients account, dealing with any queries from fee earners
• Reconciling the UBER account, postings and recording receipts to matters, any queries.
• Booking Train line tickets for Directors upon request
• Worldpay payments from clients via telephone
• Bank reconciliations
• Credit Card reconciliations
• VAT reconciliations
• Credit control - working through the Age Debt Report
• Dealing with Expense Claims & Overtime claims
• Monthly Analysis of Aged WIP
• Posting Invoices & Credit Notes to the Nominal & Client Ledger
• Creating Supplier Accounts on the Purchase Ledger
• Closing & archiving files
• Dealing with third parties experts or suppliers and assisting with queries by telephone and email, keeping good relationships.
• Extensive reconciliation work during year end account preparation
• Ad hoc daily accounting tasks and working closely with the other team members as required
• Purchase ledger - Posting invoices, weekly payment runs, posting payments
• Nominal postings - Direct Debits, Standing Orders
• Providing the billing team with billing figures upon request
• Banking (requires attendance to the office on occasion when/if necessary)
• Any other tasks as requested by the Finance Supervisor and/or the Finance Director.

About you:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Numerical Skills
• Adaptability
• Problem-Solving Abilities
• Polite and professional telephone manner
• Ability to learn quickly
• High level of accuracy with attention to detail
• Excellent time management and organisational skills
• Able to work on own initiative and also as part of a wider team
• Ability to cope with tight deadlines and work under pressure
• Technical Proficiency - Experience using the Microsoft Office, in particular competent in excel and word.

Role Requirements:

• Financial background
• AAT Diploma
• Study towards AAT/CIMA or ACCA/part qualified accountant

Benefits from our client:

• Full Study Support
• Hybrid working pattern - 4 days at home 1 from their offices.
• Onsite parking