Assistant Financial Accountant Job in City of London, London

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Assistant Financial Accountant Job in City of London, London

Job Description
Walters People have partnered with a leading, global business based in central London who are looking for a highly motivated Assistant Financial Accountant on a permanent basis. You will report directly into the Financial Accounting Manager and play a pivotal role in the team supporting sales team, implementing financial processes and controls around new products, gaining experience across all aspects of control, compliance, and statutory reporting.

Key Responsibilities as the Assistant Financial Accountant:
* Responsible for the order to cash process, embed the newly created process, update and amend as necessary
* Liaising with sales to ensure contacts are completed accurately, signed, and filed
* Ensuring completeness of billing information to facilitate invoicing and collection
* Raise invoices for this product line and accurately report and recognise revenue and costs
* Calculate and post journals for deferred revenue, accrued revenue, cost of sales and commission.
* Apply accurate nominal coding and adhere to group policy and apply local GAAP and/or IFRS
* Weekly reporting of invoiced sales, revenue, and order book
* Work with the business to prepare forecasts and budgets
* Calculation of commission payments
* Booking and reconciliation of intercompany transactions
* Monthly reporting and analysis
* Assist with Balance sheet reconciliations, intercompany accounting, statutory account preparation, banking, and various compliance tasks for the wider business

About you as the Assistant Financial Accountant:
The role will suit an individual who is looking to gain experience in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. This role will suit a part qualified accountant with 3-5 years' experience in a similar role, Min 2:1 Degree or similar in a numeric based subject is essential and can demonstrates a solid understanding of general accounting.

* Part qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA
* Highly motivated and results oriented
* Logical and proactive approach to problem solving
* Ability work to tight deadlines with excellent attention to accuracy and detail
* Good knowledge of accounting standards, especially with application to revenue
* Technical knowledge of IFRS and local GAAP would be an advantage
* Experience of working in a busy finance team and ability to manage competing priorities
* Confident, motivated and results oriented
* Strong academic background and a proactive approach to learning and development
* Strong Excel skills

For more information about this, or other finance roles please contact Robert McShane at Walters People on (url removed)

Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time
Location: City of London, London
Category: Accounting/Financial/Insurance
City: City of London
County: City and County of the City of London
Country: United Kingdom
Salary: £42000 – £46000/annum
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