Assistant Accountant

Investigo are partnered with a fast growth Retail business in London Colney to recruit an experienced Assistant Accountant on their behalf.

£30,000 - £35,000

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Monitoring of the head office email accounts. Correspondence with suppliers as necessary
• Ensuring that all invoices received have appropriate approvals before they are recognised in the accounting system.
• Ensure that all purchase invoices are correctly recorded in the accounting system both in terms of nature and timing.
• Weekly BACS payment runs to confirm that all approved invoices are paid before they are due
• Dealing with payroll changes - new joiners, salary increases etc
• Weekly cash reporting
• Communicating relevant payroll information to our payroll providers, reviewing outputs, and recording payroll for the head office entities in the accounting system
• Completion of journal postings,) and preparation of balance sheet reconciliations

Knowledge, skills & experience required:

• AAT or part qualified ACCA/CIMA/ACA ideal
• Experience working within the finance function of a large, complex, global organisation
• Good organisational skills, attention to detail focused.
• Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, rapidly-growing environment
• Conscientious and strong team player ethic.
• Good written and verbal communication skills