Accounts Assistant

The client is a science and research company that consult on a number of projects with some of the biggest pharmaceutical companies in the world. They are based in the West and (Soho) and they are looking for an Accounts Assistant to join the team on a permanent basis.

Client Details

The client are a life sciences consultancy that are based in the West End (Soho). They were founded in 2004 and have experienced rapid growth since 2012. They are recruiting for a permanent Accounts Assistant (into their small finance team - made up of the CFO, Finance Manager and this person) and not only does the role have heaps of exposure to various responsibilities, but it also has lots of progression prospects.

Description

The successful Accounts Assistant will be:

* Manage the Accounts Payable function and deal with relevant queries
* Perform bank reconciliations
* Perform payment reconciliations and process journal entries accurately/timely
* Support inter-company transaction reconciliations and payment service provider reconciliations
* Liaise with external accountants to file statutory reports - Quarterly VAT and annual accounts
* Approve expenses and invoices as per company policies
* Support Accounts Receivable function, raising invoices and dealing with supplier queries.
* Support manager with ad hoc duties

Profile

The successful Accounts Assistant will:

• Have 1 year of previous bookkeeping experience/experience in an Accounts Assistant role
• Have previous experience working on the Accounts Payable function
• Working knowledge of the software's Xero or SAP Concur (highly desirable, not essential)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Be studying towards the ACCA or CIMA qualification
• Comfortable on Excel
• Can be a fresh graduate with a placement year

Job Offer

• £25,000 - £30,000
• Additional benefits
• Study Support package