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Accountant

LMA Recruitment
Posted 9 days ago, valid for 5 days
Location

London, Greater London EC2V7NQ, England

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The position is located in the City of London and offers a salary range of £50K - £65K based on qualifications and experience.
  • This is a permanent, full-time role requiring a degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, along with part-qualified or qualified status (ACA, ACCA or equivalent).
  • Key responsibilities include supporting the Financial Controller with bookkeeping, maintaining financial data integrity, and participating in month-end closing processes.
  • Candidates should possess a strong understanding of accounting principles, UK tax filing requirements, and experience with external audits, along with proficiency in accounting software and ERP systems, preferably SAP.
  • The ideal candidate is collaborative, proactive, and flexible, willing to adapt to evolving business needs.
  • Location: City of London
  • Salary: £50K - £65K depending on level of qualification and experience
  • Permanent and Full time.

Main Duties include:

  • Support the Financial Controller in bookkeeping, accounting processes and group reporting for the UK entities of the group.
  • Enter financial information into relevant ledgers, accounting, and treasury systems.
  • Maintain the integrity of financial data by ensuring accurate and timely entries and transaction processing.
  • Participate in the month-end closing process, including transaction processing, manual journals, accruals, etc.
  • Compile monthly VAT data.
  • Perform regular accounting reconciliations, including debtor/creditor, inter-group, bank and credit card reconciliations.
  • Assist with external audit processes.
  • Collaborate with tax advisors for corporation tax return queries and filings.
  • Support the financial reporting team in improvement projects, such as implementing new accounting systems (e.g., SAP).

Essential Skills required:

  • Degree educated with a bachelor's or master's level in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
  • Part-qualified /Qualified (ACA, ACCA or equivalent)
  • Strong understanding of accounting principles and IFRS
  • Familiarity with UK tax filing and reporting requirements, particularly for VAT and corporation tax.
  • Experience in external audit process and expectations from the in-house accounting team.
  • Proficiency in accounting software and Microsoft Excel.
  • Proficiency in ERP systems (preferably SAP) would be a bonus.

Personal Attributes:

  • Collaborative and able to work and communicate effectively within an international team environment.
  • Proactive approach
  • Happy to develop
  • Flexible and open to taking on additional tasks as business needs evolve.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.