Accounts Assistant

Accounts Assistant

Woking - Hybrid

£36,000- £42,000 + benefits

We are looking for an experienced Accounts Assistant to support a rapidly growing international IT services organisation, based in Addlestone.

This position reports to a qualified Finance Manager and would be ideal for someone with established transactional accounting skills who enjoys delivering accounting tasks with a high degree of accuracy.

If you are looking for a hands-on and varied accounts role where you can really add value, get involved and cover a broad range of duties then please apply.

Wish List

• Degree educated
• Strong communication skills
• Prior experience of transactional accounting tasks (AP/AR/banking etc)
• Ideally exposure to multi-entity/multi-currency environments
• A capable Excel user.

The Role

The successful Accounts Assistant will be responsible for the following:

• Monitor bank accounts and post transactions in the accounting system on a weekly basis.
• Reconcile all bank accounts at weekly and at month end.
• Prepare relevant journals entries, including prepayments.
• Assist Finance Manager with balance sheet reconciliations.
• Using a Centralised Account Payable service centre, assist with processing vendor invoices that are received from our global offices and enter into the accounting system.
• Monitor the supplier records on the system.
• Processing employee expenses on the internal expense reporting system on Lotus Notes, ensuring adherence to the company expenses policy.
• Upload employee expenses into the accounting system.
• Prepare weekly vendor payment files for uploading to our banking system.
• Ensure prompt and timely payment.
• Maintain regular and accurate filing system for all paperwork.
• Manage pre-payment of overseas accommodation.

We need someone who is a strong communicator, diligent, enthusiastic and willing to get stuck in across a variety of finance duties.

Great attention to detail and an ability to handle queries in a professional manner (both internally and externally) is essential!

Your Profile

We are looking for an experienced transactional finance professional who is focused on building their experience in finance & accounting.

Prior transactional finance experience in a multi-entity or multi-currency environment would be a highly desirable but isn't essential.

Sound experience of Excel would be advantageous (Vlookups and Pivot tables)

Benefits

£36,000 - £42,000 plus benefits. This role is based in stunning offices in Addlestone with parking and public transport links