Accounts Assistant

Job Description

Accounts Assistant - Permanent, Canary Wharf

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

Role & 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 invoices on a regular basis
• Ensure all receipts are identified and where necessary analyse the unidentified receipts on a weekly basis
• Post treasury transactions as advised
• Prepare cashflow statements and forecasts as advised
• 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
• Support document preparation, including reports, briefings, correspondence, PowerPoint presentations, etc
• General financial administrational duties such as maintaining efficient electronic and paper filing systems, e.g. SharePoint

Skills, Experience & Qualifications

• Good maths skills and the ability to spot numerical errors
• Ability to handle sensitive and/or confidential information
• Ability to problem solve and use own initiative
• 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
• Ability to multi-task and prioritise a variety of conflicting work requests delivering against deadlines   
• Excellent organisational, management, presentation, communication and interpersonal skills are essential
• Be fully proficient in all Microsoft Office programs (including Word, Excel, Powerpoint & Outlook); competent user of internet

We operate as an equal opportunities employer.