Assistant Accountant

If you are looking for more than just a job and want to be part of a business that will expose you to the pace and excitement of a unique Finance environment needed to excel your career to the next level, then EC English is the place for you! As the Assistant Accountant, you'll get to work with a friendly, supportive and goal-oriented team.

Application Deadline: 11 November 2022

Department: UK and Ireland Finance

About EC English Language Centres: Established in 1991 EC Malta was EC's first and only school. This small school quickly gained a wonderful reputation and became one of the leading English language schools in Malta. Fast- forward to today we have 16 schools in 5 countries on 3 continents and a fantastic reputation for delivering English Language courses globally. In addition, we also run summer schools for our Young Learners in the UK, Malta, USA, and Canada.

Our team is at the heart of everything we do, and we are proud to have created an environment that will nurture your talent, explore your ideas and recognise your achievements. Together, we turn challenges into new opportunities to help us achieve more. We dream big and we work hard. We want you to dream big too and realise your own ambitions with us.

Position Summary:

The Assistant Accountant is responsible for the maintenance and development of several critical financial processes and reconciliations. These processes primarily relate to management and financial reporting, payroll, and accounts payable.

The Assistant Accountant will work closely with other members of the UK finance team and operational staff within the schools, as well as colleagues across a range of other business functions, other geographical regions, and external auditors.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ownership of the petty cash and book stock processes across schools (UK & Ireland only).
• Ownership of the Bank reconciliation process across all schools (UK & Ireland only).
• Maintenance of Fixed Asset register across UK/Ireland schools.
• Prepare monthly income, trade bookings and cost journals for postings into the Sage X3 accounting system.
• Assisting in quarterly Trade debtor reconciliation.
• Production of monthly Balance Sheet reconciliations (UK & Ireland only).
• Production of quarterly VAT returns (UK only).
• Contribute, as required, to the delivery of the UK and Ireland annual Audits.
• Production of monthly foreign exchange reporting.
• Own and develop the process of coordination, reporting and reconciliations of spend on company pre-paid debit cards.
• Prepare and maintain records of various government surveys.

Experience / Attributes Required:

• Minimum 1 year of experience working within a similar finance role.
• Able to manage a busy and dynamic workload in a time pressured environment.
• Evidence of developing and improving financial processes is additional plus.
• Able to quickly understand changing business needs and risks, and to adapt processes to accommodate.
• Intermediate Excel Skills

Job Specific Competencies:

• Executing Tasks
• Structuring Tasks
• Collaborating
• Being Reliable
• Being Flexible and Self-Motivated

Equality and Diversity: Equality and diversity are at the heart of everything we do. Our learning opportunities are open to everyone, regardless of their background and circumstances, and we apply the same standards to the staff we employ.

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