Financial Accountant Assistant

Financial Accountants Assistant

Location - Buckinghamshire

Duration - 3 Months Initially

Rate - £15 an hour

IR35 - Inside (Must use an umbrella company)

The Ideal Candidate

• Proficiency in financial software and Microsoft Excel.
• A strong understanding of accounting principles and practices.
• Current role includes full processing of monthly prepayments and accruals.
• Excellent organisational and time-management skills.
• A proactive approach to problem-solving.

Purpose of Job:

To carry out financial accounting activities, including but not limited to:

• Prepare and process monthly accruals and prepayments.
• Maintenance and reconciliation of the fixed asset register.
• Process the depreciation of fixed assets.
• Support in the preparation of the year end accounts
• Support and cover the Financial Accountant

Housekeeping of AP and AR ledgers

Ensure AR and AP ledgers reconcile to control accounts at month end. Raising of purchase orders and sales invoices

• Regular review of open purchase orders
• Completion of returns for ONS (Office for National Statistics)
• Completion of requests for FOI (Freedom of Information)
• Assist in preparation of monthly balance sheet account reconciliations.
• Assist in coordination of all the audit schedules in conjunction with the Financial Accountant and FC
• Contribute to new ways of working between IT and Finance directorate

Main Responsibilities:

• Preparation of all monthly accruals and prepayments. Posting necessary journals and liaising with the Finance Business Partners on requirements.
• Raising of occasional purchase orders and Sales invoices.
• Carry out regular data input and processing to the asset register, ensuring that new assets, capital program items, WIP, impairments, disposals and category maintenance are all up-to-date and accurate. Reconcile the Asset Register to the General Ledger figures each month.
• Run the monthly depreciation for all assets for all companies. Reconcile the figures in terms of the depreciation itself and the subsequent asset reporting.