Accounts Assistant - Hospitality

A new opportunity has arisen for a candidate with experience within Accounts in a hospitality/restaurant business. You will be working as part of a team working as an Accounts Assistant in a 6 month contract position. You will be reporting into the Management Accountant as well as the Finance Manager and working alongside the Accounts Payable/Receivable function.

Client Details

My client are one of the leading restaurant brands within Central London and are expanding across the rest of the UK. They have plans to open 5 new restaurants by the end of the year so it is an exciting time to be joining the business.

Description

In this exciting new position your role will include:

• Full ownership of the Accounts Payable function - matching, batching and coding invoices
• Assisting with some aspects of Accounts Receivable - raising sales invoices
• Bank reconciliations
• Liaising with suppliers and handling queries
• Stock reconciliations
• Processing payment runs and making payments
• Daily banking and petty cash management
• Administrative and ad hoc duties

Profile

Suitable candidate profile:

• Must have experience in a similar accounting positions - AP/AR functions
• Experience working within hospitality or restaurants
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills (Vlookups/Pivot Tables)
• Good, clear communication skills both verbal and written
• Ability to work as part of a team and to pick up ad-hoc duties to assist the team
• Experienced with Opera, Sage 200 or similar system

Job Offer

You will be working in a team as an Accounts Assistant

6 month contract role

Located in Central London

£12-14 per hour dependent on experience (£23,000-£25,000 p/a)