Accounts Assistant - London, United Kingdom - Newby Teas

Newby Teas

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

We are looking for an ambitious Accounts Assistant to provide support to the financial controller and the finance department by managing daily accounting tasks.

You will be part of a small team working to maintain order and transparency for the company's finances.

The goal is to contribute to the overall efficient operation of the department and help the company fully aware of its financial condition.

This way it can make the right decisions and accomplish long-term success.

Key Accountabilities:

Managing accounts payable and ensuring supplier payments are made on time
Update accounts payable and perform supplier reconciliations
Receiving and processing all purchases and sales invoices, expense forms and requests for payments
Recording and paying multicurrency bank transactions
Supporting the Group financial Controller through month end reporting, producing monthly management accounts and other financial analyses
Update accounts payable and perform supplier reconciliations
Bank reconciliations and revaluation of multi currency bank accounts
Handling and writing cheques
Assist in Quarterly VAT returns
Accounts administration and bookkeeping uploading invoices and other materials supporting journal entries into our Sage accounts system
Managing the petty cash account, recording payments and receipts accurately and ensure the count agrees to balance per the system
Posting intercompany transactions and reconciling intercompany balances each month.
Post and process journal entries to ensure all business transactions are recorded
Monthly Balance sheet reconciliations including banks, vat, supplier, petty cash etc
Any adhoc duties such as placing orders for stationery and Amazon orders
Collating audit backups and assist with audit queries
Perform the month end and year end on accounting system
Assist in the preparation of statutory accounts

Personal Attributes:

Ability to work on own initiative.
Ability to organise and plan own work.
Strong interpersonal skills
Must be detail oriented
Ability to critically think through multiplestep process and follow up on several details.
Proven experience as an Accounts Assistant
Well Organised
Great attention to detail
Good with numbers and figures with analytical acumen
Good working knowledge of Excel
Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required:
Have 1+ years' experience in a similar role
Be extremely well organised and able to work under pressure
Have excellent communication skills
Have a keen eye for detail and be passionate about ensuring that work is completed to a high quality
Be good with numbers and figures with analytical acumen
Have a strong working knowledge of Excel
Knowledge of Sage 50 or 200 will be advantage
Be selfmotivated and proactive team player with a desire to constantly learn and contribute ideas to improve efficiency of current financial systems
Be Part-Qualified or looking to pursue a recognised Accountancy qualification (ACCA/ CIMA/ AAT or equivalent) is a bonus

In return, we offer you:

A competitive salary of £27,000
20 days holiday plus bank holidays
Private medical cover after one year's service
Access to our online benefits platform
Paid exam days
Free luxury tea as a welcome gift

This position is office-based, working 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

First stage interviews will be held in late April with a start date of early May 2023.

Salary:
£27,000.00 per year

Schedule: