My client is a successful and growing business looking to recruit an Accounts Assistant to join their finance team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with strong Accounts Payable experience who is looking to broaden their accounting knowledge and gain exposure to month-end processes, reconciliations and credit control activities.
Working closely with the Management Accountant and Senior Credit Controller, you will play a key role in ensuring the smooth running of the finance function across multiple business units.
Key Responsibilities
- Create and maintain supplier accounts, ensuring approval procedures are followed.
- Process high volumes of supplier invoices across multiple business units.
- Resolve supplier and internal invoice queries efficiently.
- Prepare and initiate supplier payments through online banking systems.
- Carry out regular supplier statement reconciliations.
- Process employee and company credit card expenses
- Complete monthly expense reconciliations.
Accounting
- Maintain daily cashbooks across multiple bank accounts.
- Perform weekly bank reconciliations.
- Post inter-company journals and reconcile inter-company balances.
- Assist with month-end journal postings.
- Support the preparation of accruals and prepayments.
- Assist with balance sheet reconciliations across multiple entities.
- Support month-end and year-end reporting activities.
- Assist with process improvement and finance automation projects.
Credit Control
- Support the Senior Credit Controller with:
- Cash allocation and posting.
- Chasing outstanding debts.
- Sales ledger reconciliations.
- Resolving customer account queries.
- Opportunity to develop broader credit control experience.
About You
- Previous experience within an Accounts Assistant or Accounts Payable position.
- Strong understanding of purchase ledger processes.
- Experience performing supplier statement reconciliations.
- Good attention to detail and high levels of accuracy.
- Confident communicator with strong problem-solving skills.
- Comfortable working across multiple entities and business units.
- Intermediate Excel skills.
- Experience using Concur would be advantageous but not essential.
- A proactive attitude with a willingness to learn and develop.
What's on Offer?
- Exposure to all-round accounting duties
- Month-end accounting experience
- Credit control training and development
- Opportunity to work across multiple entities
- Supportive and collaborative finance team
- Long-term career progression within finance
Finance Assistant in Ruislip employer: Confidential
As a leading employer in the data centre operations sector, we offer an exceptional work environment that prioritises employee growth and development. Our collaborative culture fosters innovation and accountability, while our commitment to safety and operational excellence ensures that you will be part of a team that values your contributions. With opportunities for international travel and the chance to lead critical operations across the EMEA region, this role provides a unique platform for impactful leadership and career advancement.
