Accounts Assistant

REF: BSHM

Job Title: Accounts Assistant

Industry: Business Services

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Central London

Salary Guide: £30,000 + benefits

Our client is a leading executive search and selection group, seeking an Accounts Assistant to join its finance team. Reporting into the Management Accountant, the Accounts Assistant position will encompass a variety of tasks that would suit an organised individual with excellent attention to detail. The ideal candidate will be available on short notice.

Description

Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Maintaining the purchase and sales ledgers.
• Raising, issuing and processing invoices whilst adhering to client requirements.
• Performing reconciliation of the bank accounts on a daily and weekly basis.
• Ensuring that temporary workers submit the correct information for prompt payment.
• Accurate processing and payment of temporary workers according to signed timesheets submitted.
• Liaising with consultants over start dates, changes in assignments and any associated issues.
• Undertaking external reporting to HMRC for intermediaries.
• Chasing any outstanding invoices from the various internal departments and liaising directly with suppliers.
• Updating the database with information received and ensuring that data received is filed correctly.
• Undertaking payment of expenses and authorising expenses.
• Assisting with accruals, prepayments, fixed asset registers, tax and VAT.

Skills

The successful candidate will have:

• A minimum of 12 months experience in a similar position.
• Strong Excel skills and computer literacy.
• Self-motivated, efficient and reliable.
• The ability to work under strict time constraints.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills as you will work closely with both clients and candidates.

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Please note that due to the expected volume of applications, we will only be able to respond to those candidates whose experience matches the requirements of our client. We are sorry, but if you have not heard from us within the next ten days, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Walker Hamill has been a specialist finance and strategy recruiter for 30 years. We have an extensive client group, including major multinational listed organisations, private equity backed businesses and privately owned companies. We recruit across all sectors and have particularly strong client relationships in media, retail, pharma/biotech, technology, property/real estate, leisure and business services. Headquartered in London, we have additional offices in continental Europe. For more information, please see the Walker Hamill website.