Accounts Assistant - Permanent, Canary Wharf
Hours of work: 40 per week, 08.30am - 17.30pm Monday to Friday
Salary band: £30,000 to £35,000 dependant on skills & experience.
Role & Responsibilities
* To provide accounting support to the corporate financial controls team at BAML, processing purchase orders, invoices and payments and correctly accounting for all transactions and reconciling on a timely basis.
* To support the production of financial management reporting on a timely basis
* To support all aspects of financial administration and control within the business
* Processing bank transactions to the accounting system
* Reconciling bank transactions and credit card statements to the ledger
* Assist with the raising of invoices on a regular basis
* Ensure all receipts are identified and where necessary analyse the unidentified receipts on a weekly basis
* Post treasury transactions as advised
* Prepare cashflow statements and forecasts as advised
* Maintain financial records, including ledgers, journals, and trial balances
* Assist with budget preparation and analysis
* Assist with accounts payable and accounts receivable
* Assist with the preparation of tax returns
* Assist with the preparation of financial statements and reports
* Assist with the preparation of financial information for audits
* Assist with the preparation of VAT returns (monthly/quarterly), and submission to group
* Support the processing of corporate supplier invoices and arrange necessary payment through BACS
* Communicate with internal teams on purchase orders transactions
* Support document preparation, including reports, briefings, correspondence, PowerPoint presentations, etc
* General financial administrational duties such as maintaining efficient electronic and paper filing systems, e.g. SharePoint
Skills, Experience & Qualifications
* Good maths skills and the ability to spot numerical errors
* Ability to handle sensitive and/or confidential information
* Ability to problem solve and use own initiative
* Knowledge of basic bookkeeping procedures
* Accuracy and attention-to-detail, strong numeracy and literacy
* Have hands on experience with finance systems
* Strong written and verbal communication skills
* Ability to multi-task and prioritise a variety of conflicting work requests delivering against deadlines
* Excellent organisational, management, presentation, communication and interpersonal skills are essential
* Be fully proficient in all Microsoft Office programs (including Word, Excel, Powerpoint & Outlook); competent user of internet
We operate as an equal opportunities employer