Finance Assistant

Finance Assistant for an established team, this private equity business in London would like to hire an Finance Assistant to manage all the transactions going through the Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable ledgers to support the London bookkeeping and wider group accounting.

Client Details

Private Equity business in London (Central). Hybrid working.

Description

Duties will include:

Accounts payable:

• Manage the end-to-end process for the payment of suppliers and service providers, including raising purchase orders for approval, reviewing invoices, preparing and presenting payments for approval, and verifying that payments have been made.
• Follow internal controls to safeguard cash.
• Payment runs

Accounts receivable:

• Raise invoices to collect income and recover costs - both from within the group and outside the group.
• Maintain records of invoices raised.
• Monitor receipts and identify missing or incomplete payments.

Maintain financial records:

• Prepare and file AP/AR related information.
• Collate financial records to be delivered to the external accountants for the preparation of quarterly and annual accounts.
• Upload financial information
• Work with the external accountants to resolve queries on a timely basis.
• Regularly review and maintain records of bank accounts.
• Prepare regular and ad hoc reports relating to AP/AR, cash etc.
• Provide input to cash forecasting.

Profile

• Experience in accounts payable and/or receivable functions.
• Methodical approach to work.
• Great attention to detail.
• Self-starter.
• Highly organised.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Desire and ability to fit into a small team environment and to be the key contact for AP/AR matters.

Job Offer

Competitive salary and extensive benefits package including free lunch and breakfast

Generous bonus

Full study support for AAT or ACCA

Career path within the Private Equity sector.