Accounts Payable/Finance Assistant2024-03-25T16:57:01+00:00
Unfortunately, this job is no longer available; however, we may have many other great career opportunities in London, England, UK on our
job board. Alternatively,
click here if you'd like to discover how to advertise with us for as little as £29+VAT.
Accounts Payable/Finance Assistant Job Vacancy in London, England, UK
Parkside
My international Client requires an experienced Accounts Payable/Finance Assistant to join their team.
As a Finance Assistant, you will work closely with the Financial Controller and other finance team members in core financial and administrative areas.
The bulk of the work will focus on:
Accounts Payable
This role will be involved in a number of aspects of the accounts payable process, including processing invoices and obtaining electronic approvals, following up on purchase order issues, and responding to enquires for accounts payable. Working closely with the AP supervisor to ensure suppliers are paid on time in line with the agreed payment terms.
Royalty statements
Sending monthly and quarterly royalty statements electronically, creating and sending payment breakdowns, and communicating with partners to resolve follow-up queries.
VAT and other tax
This role will prepare the information required to file VAT and other indirect tax returns in the UK, EU, and other jurisdictions as required, ready for review and submission by the Financial Controller and/or company Tax teams.
This role will also be required to prepare the supporting information for the annual PSA return.
Month-end and accounting tasks
Assist with month-end reporting. This will involve a number of different tasks and will include the following:
Prepare revenue journals, including reconciliation of credit card receipts from payment processors
Preparation of bank reconciliations; posting of ad hoc transactions; posting of transactions relating to corporate credit card
Petty cash accounting and reporting
Ensure AP invoices received in the month are booked accurately on the system and by the month-end close deadline
Posting release of prepayments
Posting entries to the fixed asset ledger
Posting inter-company transactions and reconciling with other group companies
Preparing and posting customer care accruals and reversals
Reconcile foreign VAT accruals
Prepare various balance sheet reconciliations for review by the Financial Controller
Upload Balance Sheet reconciliation on the central system by the required deadline
Prepare monthly reconciliation between financial systems for review by the Financial Controller
Other ad hoc month-end activities as required
Ad Hoc Tasks and Projects
There are a number of ad hoc tasks that come up within the finance department and this role will be involved in helping on any projects that arise.
Basic Qualifications:
Highly numerate
Able to work to tight deadlines
Strong analytical and problem-solving ability
Strong Excel skills
Strong organization, communication, and ownership of the task
Fluency in English (written and spoken)
Workday experience is preferred however not essential
Preferred Qualifications:
Degree in accounting / finance / mathematics / science / business
Some experience in finance would be beneficial
Interested? Please Apply
Hybrid Working
Parkside Recruitment Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Parkside Recruitment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.