Finance Assistant jobs in United Kingdom
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Assistant Accountant
Job summary
A leading professional services firm in the UK seeks a finance professional to assist in financial reporting and compliance. The role involves managing month-end processes, maintaining the general ledger, and supporting audit preparations. Candidates should have at least 3 years of experience, ideally in legal or professional services, and possess strong organisational and communication skills. This position offers the opportunity to contribute to effective financial control and compliance within the firm.
Qualifications
- Minimum of 3 years' experience in a professional environment.
- Legal or professional services experience an advantage.
- Experience with VAT regulations beneficial.
Responsibilities
- Assist with the month end close process.
- Maintain accurate postings to the general ledger.
- Support compliance with company policies and regulations.
- Assist in preparing audit schedules.
- Respond to internal and external finance queries.
Skills
Education
A key role within the finance teamsupporting the finance function by producing accurate financialreports, assisting with preparation of the firm management accounts,and ensuring timely processing of financial transactions. The roleprovides essential support to the Finance Manager and contributes toeffective financial control, compliance and reporting across the business.
- Finance Manager
- Head of Financial Control
- Financial Planning and Analysis team
- Directors and Heads of other BusinessServices Departments
The Finance department comprisesapproximately 50 members organised into four main functions beingFinancial Control, Working Capital, Business Finance and Pricing,each headed by a senior team leader reporting to the CFO. ManagementAccounting is a distinct sub-function of Financial Control and iswhere this role sits
Duties and Responsibilities include butnot are limited to the following:
- Assist with the month end close process,including maintenance of balance sheet line items such as accrualsand prepayments.
- Maintain accurate and up to datepostings to the general ledger.
- Support compliance with companypolicies, tax, VAT and regulatory requirements.
- Support the production of managementaccounts, variance analysis and KPI reporting.
- Support the business with advice on thecorrect accounting treatment for transactions.
- Assist in preparing audit schedules andresponding to auditor queries.
- Assist in the preparation of thestatutory financial statements.
- Use the organisation's finance systemseffectively and help identify opportunities for process automationor efficiency improvements.
- Respond to internal and external financequeries promptly and professionally
- Qualified or part qualified accountant,or with a strong desire to complete a recognised accountingqualification, with a minimum of 3 years' experience in aprofessional environment.
- Legal or professional servicesexperience an advantage.
- Experience with VAT regulations beneficial.
- Organised with ability to manageworkload to multiple deadlines
- Initiative and focus to get the jobdone, and get it done to a high standard
- Enthusiastic and flexible approach
- Confidence to liaise with staff at alllevels within the business
- Strong technical ability & a desireto continue learning
- Willingness to collaborate with othersto achieve success as a team
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Understanding of the need for accuracy,timeliness and consistency and the balance between these
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