Accounts Assistant

Full Job Description

Accounts Assistant - Permanent, Canary Wharf

Hours: 40 per week, 08.30am - 17.30pm Monday to Friday

Duties & 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 sales invoices on a regular basis
• Ensure all receipts are identified and where necessary analyse the unidentified receipts on a weekly basis
• 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 financial forecasting and planning
• Assist with the preparation and analysis of financial data
• Assist with the preparation of VAT returns (monthly/quarterly), and submission to group
• Assist with special projects and other duties as assigned
• Support the processing of corporate supplier invoices and arrange necessary payment through BACS
• Communicate with internal teams on purchase orders transactions
• General financial administrational duties such as maintaining efficient electronic and paper filing systems

Skills & Experience 

• 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
• Excellent organisational, management, presentation, communication, multi-tasking and interpersonal skills are essential
• Be fully proficient in all Microsoft Office programs (including Word, Excel, Powerpoint & Outlook); Excel skills specifically must be at least medium level (comfortable with look ups, sumifs, pivot tables as a minimum)
• Proactive attitude in identifying issues at the earliest opportunity and resolving problems

Ballymore operates as an equal opportunities employer