Assistant Accountant

Location: Hybrid (London Victoria 2 days)

Salary: Up to £35,000 depending on experience

Skills: Accountant, ACCA, CIMA, Part Qualified, Accounting software

I’m working with an exciting software company in the Premium Finance space who are a dynamic fintech company with an industry leading software platform. They have UK and European based operations, have a blue-chip client base, mainly comprising retail and financial institutions who utilise the software to provide financing solutions. The company has experienced significant growth since its inception in 2015. As part of this growth, it is expanding its team and needs support across a number of strategic areas.

The Role

We are looking for an Assistant Accountant to support the growing needs of the finance division. From day-to-day postings of financial transactions to the month end reporting, this position will be hands-on with the opportunity to develop in the role, so prior fintech experience is not essential.

You

The ideal candidate will be intelligent, well presented, articulate and confident. They will have a positive outlook and be comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic company in the technology industry.

• Enthusiastic, with the aptitude to learn our product
• Confident and eager to bring new ideas to the table
• Dynamic and thrives in a fast-paced environment
• Highly energetic and self-motivated, with the drive to get things done
• A team player, who likes to share a common need to succeed
• Ambitious and wants to be part of a fintech that’s in an exciting growth phase

Responsibilities

• Process sales invoices and completing credit control
• Process supplier invoices and resolving supplier queries
• Enter data, maintain records and create reports
• Processing weekly payment runs
• Maintain Fixed Assets Register
• Maintain schedules and post month end journals
• Quarterly VAT returns through accounting software
• Motivated to automate and streamline processes

Whats required

• Qualified through experience or part qualified (ACCA, CIMA, ACA, AAT)
• Strong Microsoft Office (Word and Excel) skills
• Accounting software experience
• Good numeracy, communication skills and attention to detail