Finance Assistant

Finance Assistant – 12 month contract £35,000

This extremely well established financial services organisation has an excellent reputation and due to a maternity leave is looking for an experienced finance assistant, initially for a twelve month contract.

Expected start: 28 May 2024
Sector: FINANCE / ACCOUNTING
Type:
Contract

Location:

London
Salary: £33,000 - 35,000 per annum
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• Experience posting journals, reconciling balance sheet items and understanding the profit and loss account.

• Good Excel skills, including the ability to manipulate data, combine information from different sources in differing formats and design a working spreadsheet from scratch.

• Process financial data from a number of sources, including:
  • Bank statements
  • Client expense forms
  • Funds statements
  • Distribution statements
  • Investment reports
• Assist with the audit of clients’ financial statements, including:
  • Creation of audit files
  • Typing of Financial Statements
  • Organising information provided by clients, including audit engagement letters and related party questionnaires
  • Arranging the printing and signing of client accounts
• Assist with general accounting administration, including filing Financial Statements with Companies House.
• Support in the preparation and submission of corporate and partnership tax returns.
• Carry out periodic bank reconciliations of client bank accounts.
• Support with bulk payment transactions on behalf of clients.
• Help with ad hoc administrative tasks in other areas of the company as required.