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Accounts Assistant

Robert Half
Posted 7 hours ago, valid for 15 days
Location

London, Greater London EC1R 0WX

Contract type

Full Time

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  • Robert Half is partnering with a global engineering firm to hire a junior accounts assistant for their finance team.
  • The role requires a maximum notice period of 1 month and involves managing invoicing, maintaining purchase ledgers, and general administrative support.
  • Candidates should have 6-12 months of experience in accounts assistance, with school leavers ideally starting their AAT qualification.
  • The position is office-based in Holborn, requiring attendance five days a week, and offers a salary range of £25,000 to £30,000.
  • Benefits include 20 days of holiday plus bank holidays, study support for AAT, ACCA, CIMA, and a pension plan with matching contributions.

Robert Half are exclusively partnering with a well established global engineering firm to hire a junior accounts assistant into a growing finance team.

Role:

Our client is looking to recruit an Accounts Assistant, with a maximum notice period of 1 month, on a permanent basis . In this role you will be responsible for the following duties:

  • Managing invoicing including creating and sending invoices; raising credit notes if
  • required
  • Generally allocating invoices, credit notes, supplier bills etc to the right accounts in XERO
  • Maintaining an invoicing forecast with input from team leaders
  • Maintain purchase ledger
  • Assist with managing debt ledger, including contacting clients to agree payment
  • dates etc
  • Setting up new clients and suppliers on internal systems
  • Setting up outside consultants on internal systems
  • Chasing of timesheets
  • Assisting with data analysis
  • General administrative support - including occasional reception cover

Profile:

The ideal candidate is a school leaver or graduate with 6-12 months experience as an accounts assistant covering both purchase ledger and sales ledger. If a school leaver, ideally would have started their AAT qualification. Graduates with a placement year will also be considered.

Candidates must be happy to be in the office 5 days a week in Holborn.

1 month notice max!

Client:

Global Engineering firm which still has a lovely SME feel

Salary & Benefits:

Salary: £25,000 - £30,000

Holiday: 20 days + bank holidays + Christmas closure (not taken from holiday) + company away days

Study support: AAT, ACCA, CIMA

Pension - Minimum 4% matched - upwards to 8%

Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: gb/en/privacy-notice.

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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.