At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage core accounting tasks and ensure financial accuracy for a leading infrastructure business.
- Company: Join a market-leading engineering firm known for innovation and operational excellence.
- Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, hybrid working, healthcare, and pension plans.
- Other info: Opportunity for career growth and development within a dynamic team.
- Why this job: Be part of high-profile projects in a collaborative and forward-thinking environment.
- Qualifications: Experience in financial records, journal entries, and reconciliations is essential.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 70000 £ per year.
As a General Ledger Accountant in London, you will manage core accounting work for an infrastructure business and help keep financial information accurate and useful.
You will work within the Accounting & Finance department, bringing a clear approach to daily financial tasks and reporting.
Client Details
Our client is a market-leading engineering and infrastructure business, recognised for delivering complex technical solutions that support major construction and development projects across a diverse range of sectors.
With a strong reputation for innovation, safety and operational excellence, they offer employees the opportunity to work on high-profile projects within a collaborative and forward-thinking environment.
- Description
- Maintaining the general ledger for all head office entities
- Accounting for treasury transactions such as IC loans, FX deals and cash pooling
- Support the SSC accounts payable team in posting and payment of external vendor invoices for the Group Head Office.
- Preparation of bank reconciliations
- Preparation of monthly balance sheet reconciliations, including adjustments and resolution of issues
- Posting of month end journals including deferred finance costs, accruals, prepayments, inter company recharges and loan interest
- Responsibility for inter company account management and reconciliation, including raising invoices for recharges
- Review of accounts payable ledger postings
- Review of VAT entries and preparation of monthly VAT reconciliations.
- Ad hoc Head Office treasury support e. g. setting up of payments
- Support to Head Office FC in preparation of monthly review files, management accounts and other ad hoc tasks
- Profile
- A Successful General Ledger Accountant Should Have
- Experience preparing financial records and reports.
- Strong knowledge of journal entries, reconciliations and account reviews.
- The ability to investigate discrepancies and reach clear resolutions.
- A careful approach to maintaining accurate financial information.
- Confidence managing several accounting tasks and deadlines.
- The ability to work effectively with colleagues across an Accounting & Finance department.
- Job Offer
- Salary of £60,000 to £70,000, dependent on the level of experience.
- Bonus.
- Hybrid working.
- Healthcare.
- Pension.
General Ledger Accountant in London employer: ACCA Careers
Join a dynamic and supportive team at ACCA Careers in Taunton, where your expertise as a Senior Accountant will be valued and nurtured. With a clear progression path, you will have the opportunity to mentor junior staff and engage in meaningful advisory roles for a diverse range of clients, all within a collaborative work culture that prioritises professional growth and development. Enjoy the unique advantage of working in a picturesque location while contributing to the success of sole traders, partnerships, and SMEs.
