Trainee Accountant - Sevenoaks, United Kingdom - Blue Motor Finance Ltd

Blue Motor Finance Ltd

Verified Company

Sevenoaks, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Overall purpose of the role

This role has a broad scope, covering various areas of accounting and will provide the successful applicant with an excellent introduction to accountancy.

In a challenging and exciting work environment with continuous opportunity for personal development and growth.

Key responsibilities and accountabilities

Finance operations

Prepare daily payments, loan payouts and customer refunds
Complete bank reconciliations
Purchase ledger processing duties
Create invoices
Prepare journals

Management accounting

Assist with monthend preparation and execution
Preparation of management information for review
Prepare timely and detailed balance sheet reconciliations

SPVs

Prepare daily prefunding
Sweep customer cash to funder
Monthly accounting and reconciliation

Other

Assist with statutory accounts, audit and auditor queries
Assist with vat and corporate tax computing and reporting
Ensure process notes are kept fully up to date
Assist with adhoc tasks

Personal specification - knowledge, skills, understanding and experience required
Blue is looking for an ambitious, dynamic, and reliable trainee accountant.

You will be a driven and progressive person, eager to learn, challenge and consistently deliver high quality work in a timely manner.

Undergraduate degree qualification with 2.1 or higher.
Ideally previous experience in an accounting role.
Currently working towards a professional accountancy qualification.
Good planning, time management and organisational skills.
Able to work with competing deadlines and priorities, whilst delivering quality outputs.
You will be preparing work to a high standard, so appreciation the importance of accuracy and great attention to detail is essential.
Motivated person, able to work independently and solve problems efficiently.
Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills, able to establish effective working relationships at all levels in finance and other functions in the business.
Good team player, able to provide support across the whole team and with an enthusiastic cando attitude.
Ability to identify ways to improve processes.
Good MS office skills.
Comfortable identifying and raising issues, particularly where driving good outcomes for customers are concerned.

Additional information

This is a fulltime contract position, 37.5 hours a week plus 1 hour unpaid for lunch.
Working hours are 9am5.30pm Monday to Friday.
The role will include support of training costs with the aim of becoming a Chartered Accountant within a reasonable timeframe. This will be available upon successfully completing your probation period and require a separate training contract to be signed with blue.
Due to our remote location and lack of public transport it is suggested that you are a driver and can get to our offices in Sundridge, Sevenoaks.
From time to time, and within reason, you may be required to work outside of your standard contracted hours and/or role profile.

Compliance and regulation

Develop and maintain a full understanding of the companys compliance requirements (including the financial conduct authoritys conduct rules) and act in accordance with the standards, instructions in, and the spirit of those requirements.

Act to deliver good outcomes for our customers and understand how this requirement specifically applies to your role at blue.