Assistant Accountant

Posted 31 July 2024
Salary £50 - £60 per hour
LocationHemel Hempstead
Job type Interim
Discipline Accountancy and Finance
ReferenceBBBH160174_1722413012
Contact NameEloise Oliver

Job description

Interim Assistant Accountant

Hemel Hempstead - 2 days office based, 3 remote

£50 to £60 per hour.

At least 6 months of work

Responsibilities :

The Interim Assistant Accountant will be responsible for

  • Completing financial reports on a regular basis and providing information to the finance team
  • Assisting with budgets
  • Completing bank reconciliations
  • Entering financial information into appropriate software programs
  • Managing company ledgers
  • Processing business expenses
  • Coordinating internal and external audits
  • Verifying balances in account books and rectifying discrepancies
  • Verifying bank deposits
  • Managing day-to-day transactions
  • Recording office expenditures and ensuring these expenses are within the set budget
  • Assisting the finance department and senior accounting staff members with various tasks, including preparing budgets, records, and statements
  • Posting daily receipts
  • Preparing annual budgets
  • Completing the year-end analysis
  • Reporting on debtors and creditors
  • Handling accruals and prepayments
  • Managing monthly budgeting tasks
  • Encoding accounting entries for data processing
  • Sorting financial documents and posting them to the proper accounts
  • Reviewing computer reports for accuracy and meticulously tracing errors back to their source
  • Resolving errors in financial reports and correcting faulty reporting methods

Profile:

  • High attention to detail.
  • Strong Excel skills
  • The ability to produce timely and accurate information.
  • The ability to work as part of a team, learn skills and adapt to change.
  • The ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
  • Assist in other financial activities as required and undertake ad hoc financial analysis and reporting.