Assistant Accountant

On behalf of a business based in the centre of Reading I am recruiting for a permanent Assistant Accountant to join their expanding Finance team.

Client Details

My client has a very settled finance team and are based walking distance from the station with parking available.

Description

The successful applicant for this permanent role will be responsible for the following key tasks:

• Monitoring, reconciling and matching unapplied cash receipts
• Reconciliation/research of payment remittances, bank deposits, transfers and GL accounting entries that have not been applied to an open invoice or cannot be identified by offshore shared service team.
• Reconciliation/resolution of customer accounts where unapplied, misapplied, credits, discrepancy, or variances may be present.
• Participate in financial statement close cycles and operational accounting functions to ensure accurate and timely reporting of accounts receivable
• Review and agree Balance Sheet reconciliations and resolution of action items in conjunction with colleagues
• Any other duties as agreed with the Finance Manager, Reporting and Control

Profile

To be considered for this permanent role you must posses the following key duties:

• Studying towards ACCA/CIMA or AAT
• Previous experience within an accounts role and more specifically acounts receivable
• Excellent/expert Excel skills
• Experience in problem solving, analytical

Job Offer

Full study support and bonus will be provided.