Assistant Accountant - SAVANNAH SEARCH LIMITED : Job Details

This is an excellent opportunity for you if the prospect of joining an entrepreneurial owner led business with a real sense of purpose excites you. They own international Duty Free Stores where airline passengers are offered luxurious and quality items. You will be based in the London Head Office, reporting to the Head of Finance.

Within this established, friendly team, the contribution of each member counts and is equally valued. They are expanding their team in response to the growth they are experiencing since stores opened in December 2020

As Assistant Accountant you will support the day-to-day transactions within the accounts for retail and wholesale business. As the department is small, you will be exposed to many different tasks, so it is imperative that the successful candidate has excellent attention to detail and accuracy. Confidence and good communication skills are highly valued, as to the ability to identify improvements to processes and procedures. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to gain all-round experience in finance within fast paced environment.

Responsibilities:

• Manage weekly banking including making payments in local/foreign currencies.
• Perform weekly postings & monthly multi-currency bank reconciliations and administration
• Issued invoices, ensuring that they are received and approved in a timely manner
• Downloading sales invoices from our subscriptions platform and uploading them accurately into our accounting package (Xero) on a weekly basis.
• Prepare Intercompany billing
• Manage purchase order system, matching invoices to orders, allocating orders to appropriate account.
• Manage purchase/sales ledgers.
• Prepare VAT returns on a monthly and quarterly basis.
• Support the Finance Manager in the maintenance of accounting ledgers
• Perform monthly reconciliations of balance sheet accounts.
• Record prepaid expenses in the accounting system and prepare monthly prepaid schedule and reconciliation for assigned entities to agreed time scales
• Perform inter-company reconciliations.
• Quarterly files for group reporting.
• Be involved with improving processes for the team and wider team.
• Assisting the CEO and FM with ad hoc duties.

We would love to hear from people with:

• Part qualified - AAT Level 3 /CIMA level 2/ACCA part qualified or similar degree level
• Previous experience in a similar accounting role
• Minimum 3 years UK GAAP experience.
• Familiar with the retail /wholesale industry and working environment
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office including advanced Excel
• Familiar with accounting software – Xero, Quick view
• A proactive attitude to learning new skills and personal development.
• Attention to detail and a naturally diligent approach.
• A strong team player with good interpersonal skills
• Ability to work with speed and accuracy with numbers.
• Ability to work independently and unsupervised yet still work to deadlines.
• Ability to ask for help when required.
• Inquisitive nature, keen to understand the business and ask questions.
• The role is office based 5 days, you must be able to reliablity commute to London NW11 6YA, Golders Green.

Whats on offer

• Excellent salary and package for the right candidate
• A real opportunity and support for personal growth and career development in a people-focused organization.
• Opportunity to get hands-on experience on various projects and to learn from experienced team members.