Assistant Management Accountant

Our client, a rapidly growing strategy business consultancy firm serving the media & technology industries, has an opening an Assistant Management Accountant to join their Central London team. The role will be on a hybrid basis - 4 days a week office based and 1 day flexible.

Core Finance Duties

• General bookkeeping up to Trial Balance using Xero accounting software
• Complete day to day administration of the Group Accounts Payable function, incorporating the processing and payment of supplier invoices, staff expenses, undertaking reconciliations and associated tasks
• Group Bank Reconciliations
• Management of Company Credit Card Accounts
• Preparation of monthly journals, to include accruals and prepayments
• Quarterly VAT Returns
• Fixed Assets management and monthly depreciation calculation
• Intercompany Account and Balance Sheet Reconciliations
• Accurate filing of Finance documentation
• National Statistics submissions

Analysis

• Support the Financial Controller in the production of monthly and year end accounts, budgets and forecasts
• Carry out ad hoc analysis at the request of Financial Controller and Directors

Payroll

• Assisting with the implementation of Payroll
• Processing Monthly Payroll for the Group (circa 60 employees)
• Monthly PAYE payments
• Company Pension Returns
• P11d Submissions
• Management of Company Healthcare and Benefit schemes alongside the People Team

Other

• Provide cover for other team members when needed

Qualifications and Experience:

Ideally you will be CIMA/ACCA/ACA qualified with a solid proven experience managing a payroll process, a confident user of excel (pivot tables and lookups) and previous exposure to Xero Accounting.

Previous experience within a professional services or agency environment would be preferred, along with an understanding of US financial, banking and payroll processes would be advantageous.

If this sounds like you then please send us your CV now!

Due to the high volume of applications, only successful candidates will be contacted.