Assistant Accountant, Avantra

• We’re looking for someone with a few years’ experience who understands the full transactional finance cycle
• Part-qualified CIMA or ACCA, or AAT-qualified with at least 3 years in a similar role
• ▪ Experience as a Finance Assistant or Assistant Accountant
• ▪ Hands-on experience across accounts payable, accounts receivable and reconciliations
• ▪ A solid understanding of the full order-to-cash process
• ▪ Confident with journals, accruals, prepayments and month-end tasks
• ▪ Strong Excel skills and experience using a cloud ERP or accounting system such as NetSuite, Oracle, Sage or Xero
• ▪ Practical knowledge of UK GAAP or IFRS
• ▪ Strong attention to detail, with the persistence to investigate and resolve discrepancies
• ▪ Proactive and confident working independently
• ▪ A track record of owning your area of work and meeting tight deadlines
• ▪ Clear written and verbal communication skills

Desirable

• This is a broad, hands-on role covering accounts payable, accounts receivable, credit control, expenses, banking and month-end support. You’ll work across several group entities and currencies
• You’ll need to connect the dots between entities and currencies, and you’ll be comfortable owning your work without close supervision
• You’ll work with colleagues across the business, so building good working relationships matters as much as technical skill
• Working closely with the Global Finance Manager, you’ll own day-to-day transactional finance and support the wider month-end close
• Manage Group accounts payable, including supplier invoices and supplier statement reconciliations
• ▪ Process supplier invoices and credit notes, and set up and maintain supplier accounts
• ▪ Resolve supplier queries promptly
• ▪ Prepare payment runs and support cash management
• ▪ Send remittance advices after each payment run
• ▪ Ensure bank balances cover day-to-day payments and that statutory and tax payments go out on time
• ▪ Manage employee expenses and corporate credit cards across multiple entities
• ▪ Reconcile corporate credit card statements
• Manage accounts receivable across the full order-to-cash cycle, from order review and invoicing through to cash collection and allocation
• ▪ Chase overdue accounts and produce regular aged debtor reporting
• ▪ Send customer statements and check debtor balances against company credit policy
• ▪ Complete month-end tasks for accounts receivable
• Complete multi-currency bank reconciliations and investigate discrepancies
• ▪ Prepare journals, including accruals, maintain fixed assets and prepayments
• ▪ Support month-end close, audit requests and wider finance projects
• ▪ Keep financial data in NetSuite accurate and up to date
• ▪ Give other departments the financial information and support they need
• Check CRM opportunities and orders are complete and follow company policy before invoicing
• ▪ Work with Sales Executives to resolve deal queries
• ▪ Prepare VAT returns and make sure deadlines are met