Accounts Assistant

Overview

Are you ready to start your career in a rapidly progressing company with service at the heart of everything we do? Then you’ve come to the right place.

We are GC Partners and we are a specialist financial exchange company. We help Private and Corporate clients move their money at the best rate, using our 20 years of experience, our bespoke technology and dedication to customer service. We have 6 offices around the globe including Hong Kong and Dubai, with further expansion in the future.

Most importantly, we are an employee ownership trust, meaning our employees act as owners and partners in the business and all work towards a common goal: with clients at the heart of our business, we deliver efficient, yet simple end-to-end payment solutions through best-in-class service with market-leading technology.

We have a fantastic opportunity for an Accounts assistant to join our busy and growing Finance team.

If you have a collaborative and adaptable work ethic and a drive for success and are looking for your next opportunity, we would like to hear from you.

Job Purpose

Reporting to the Head of Finance as Accounts Assistant you will be responsible for assisting in providing accounting services in order to support the accounts function in the timely delivery and integrity of the assigned income statements, balance sheet accounts and year end audit.

Person Specification

We are looking for an individual who currently possesses the following skills:

• High level of accuracy and a good attention to detail
• Effective time management and have a pro-active and methodical approach
• Ability to work as part of a team and take direction accurately
• Analytical thinker and problem solver
• Punctual

Duties/Responsibilities

• Exhibit GC values: accountability, passion, integrity, excellence, collaboration and personalisation.
• Accountable for understanding Consumer Duty policy and procedures; partnering and collaborating within the team to achieve set standards.
• Input invoices onto GCEN online and Xero
• Analyse expenses and calculate VAT breakdowns for GCEN and the various entities
• Download credit card statements and provide commentary and summary
• Download monthly bank statements and complete the bank reconciliations
• Prepare the bank charges and bank interest schedules
• Prepare GCEN VAT return for review
• Prepare commission analysis, investigate differences and update the monthly summary
• Ensure the Fixed asset register is up to date
• Assist the finance team when needed with queries for all entities
• Support audit preparation and complete audit tasks for all entities as required
• Support in the implementation of the accounting package
• Escalate accounts concerns to the HOF promptly
• Respond to ad hoc query reviews in a timely and professional manner
• Complete other duties relevant to the role as required
• Complete expense summary by the 4th working day of the month for the previous month
• Complete the VAT return for review by 2nd week of the end of the quarter

Qualification & Experience

• Part-qualified ACCA/CIMA/ACA
• Excellent working knowledge of Excel to be able to prepare large volume data tables ie. pivot tables, look up, what if.

Benefits of working at GC Partners

• 25 days of holiday per year, plus bank holidays
• Workplace pension – employer contributions
• Employee assistance program
• A truly global business with opportunities for growth

Equal Opportunities

GC Partners is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and each applicant is given fair consideration throughout the recruitment process.

Please be aware that due to the volume of applicants, we may not be able to respond to all applications.

Please be aware that due to the volume of applicants, we may not be able to respond to all applications.