Payroll and Finance Assistant - Investment Management
My client, a Global Asset Management firm, is seeking to hire an experienced Payroll and Finance Assistant to join their Compliance team in London.
This is an exciting opportunity for a Payroll and Finance Assistant to join a busy International Finance team. The role is to support the Accounts/Finance team in providing a comprehensive service and providing support and cover for the other roles within the accounts/finance team.
Responsibilities:
PAYROLL MANAGEMENT & PROCESSING
* Oversee monthly payroll processing.
* Liaison with HR and the payroll service providers.
* Liaison with treasury for payroll funding.
* Recording of the payroll and reconciliation of payroll reporting with the General ledger.
* Support/manage production of PSA / P11D / Short term travelers returns.
ACCOUNTING / MONTH-END CLOSE
* Raising journal entries for all international legal entities.
* Calculate monthly accruals and book-related journals.
* Cash transactions entries for local bank reconciliation.
* Review Invoice coding and reclass entries as required.
* Assist with VAT preparations and liaison with our third-party consultants.
* Local daily bank accounts reconciliation and identifying client money breaches.
* Reconciliation of accruals versus actual invoices/fees and identifying variances.
* Liaising with Group controllers to resolve reconciliations queries and providing support data for balance sheet reconciliations.
* Assist with Management pack preparation up to trial balance.
* Assist with preparation and maintenance of Finance policy documentation.
* Ensure all accounting policies, systems & procedures are adhered to.
* Assist with filing and archiving of documents held by Finance both hard and soft versions.
* Assist where required with simple FCA surveys.
* Assist in preparation of ad-hoc reporting required for Finance.
* Assist Company admin assistants with financial queries.
* Assist with month-end and year-end as required.
* Work collaboratively with other internal departments for the benefit of the business as a whole.
* General accounts and office admin.
* Assist with the year-end audit process, data gathering, and document formatting for presentations.
* Support and cover for all roles as required.
The ideal candidate will be resilient, proactive, flexible, and passionate with strong purchase ledger skills and a good overall knowledge of accounts and double entry.
Qualifications:
* Previous accounting and payroll experience, minimum 3-5 years.
* Experience with Excel (pivot tables/v-look ups/sum-ifs a plus).
* Experience with accounting software, Oracle a plus.
* Able to work proactively within a fast-paced environment.
* Attention to detail.
* Ability to prioritize workload with a flexible and common-sense approach.
Please get in touch:
Joe Keane
Red Island Recruitment
Seniority level
Associate
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Accounting/Auditing
Industries
Accounting, Investment Management, and Financial Services
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