Assistant Accountant

Job Title:

Assistant Accountant

Contract Type:
Temporary / Contract (3 months)

Reporting To:
Senior Finance Manager / Head of Finance

Role Summary

Provide short-term office-based finance support across various entities, focusing on bank, inter company, and sales/revenue reconciliation's to support an accurate financial record and bookkeeping.

Key Responsibilities

* Perform bank reconciliation's for various entities and resolve reconciling items

* Prepare and clear inter company reconciliation's, including management fees, cost recharges, and shared services

* Assist in developing Fixed Asset register by extracting, analysing and categorising data from various database

* Support the month-end close process, including journals and balance sheet rec’s

* Clear suspense, control, and accrual accounts with clear supporting schedules

* Maintain accurate reconciliation files with appropriate audit trails

* Any other task as assigned by Head of Finance

Required Experience

* Previous experience in hospitality, or real estate finance

* Comfortable and confident on extracting and managing large volume of data

* Strong hands-on experience with bank, inter company, and balance sheet rec’s

* Good Excel skills (lookups, pivots)

* Able to work independently and start quickly in an established finance team

Desirable Experience

* Multi-entity or group structure experience

* Familiarity with Quick books, Xero and/or other accounting systems

* Prior experience in a temporary or contract finance role

Key Attributes

* Detail-oriented and methodical

* Proactive and hands-on

* Comfortable working to tight deadlines

* Clear communicator