Full time
Contract
Hybrid remote
Accountant - 12 month FTC (Hybrid)
London
£40000 per annum
Posted 3 weeks ago
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"Accounting is the language of business.” Warren Buffett.
We are delighted to be working with a Business Services organisation to recruit an Accountant for their busy finance team. This 12-month fixed contract position covering maternity leave, could be ideal for a Finance or Accounting graduate looking to progress into their second or third job in the industry.
The successful candidate will be working mostly remote, with only 1 day per week required at the firm’s central London based office.
Responsibilities of the Accountant include:
The successful candidate will ideally have:
If you are enthusiastic about this position or are keen to hear more, please click on “apply” as soon as possible.
You are required to be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within five days, please assume that on this occasion your application has not been successful.
We are delighted to be working with a Business Services organisation to recruit an Accountant for their busy finance team. This 12-month fixed contract position covering maternity leave, could be ideal for a Finance or Accounting graduate looking to progress into their second or third job in the industry.
The successful candidate will be working mostly remote, with only 1 day per week required at the firm’s central London based office.
Responsibilities of the Accountant include:
- Manage a range of month-end and year-end accounting activities, including journals, accruals, prepayments, fixed assets and balance sheet reconciliations.
- Oversee intercompany and cross-charge processes, ensuring accurate postings, reconciliations, reporting and timely query resolution.
- Prepare and maintain statutory and management reporting requirements, including VAT returns, periodic external reporting and audit support.
- Review overheads and key cost areas, performing variance analysis and providing clear commentary to support financial control.
- Support budget holders and key stakeholders with financial information, analysis and responses to ad hoc queries, including P&L and reporting tools.
- Maintain core accounting structures and systems, including chart of accounts and period close activities within ERP systems.
The successful candidate will ideally have:
- Around two years’ experience within an industry-based accounting role.
- Experience using SAP or similar ERP systems (advantageous).
If you are enthusiastic about this position or are keen to hear more, please click on “apply” as soon as possible.
You are required to be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within five days, please assume that on this occasion your application has not been successful.
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