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ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT / ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT
CENTRAL LONDON
IMMEDIATE INTERVIEWS
The Company: We're exclusively working with a highly reputable business located in Central London that is seeking to recruit an experienced Assistant Accountant to join the team.
The role will report to the Head of Finance and be focused on the day-to-day transactional accounting duties and assisting with the month-end cycle.As an Accounts Assistant / Assistant Accountant, you'll be responsible for the Sales Ledger, Purchase Ledger, Bank Reconciliation, Credit Control, Expenses, Payroll Preparation, VAT Returns and Month End Activities.This is a great opportunity to join a supportive forward-thinking organisation where you'll receive 1:1 mentoring from the Head of Finance.What's on Offer?
Location: Central London, Close to Victoria Train & Tube Stations
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5.30pm | Client will consider a 4-day week (Pro-Rata)
Hybrid: 3 Days per week at the office, 2 days per week at home
Package: £35,000 to £38,000 Base Salary
Benefits: Enhanced Pension, Private Medical, Life Insurance, Discretionary Bonus
The Assistant Accountant / Accounts Assistant Responsibilities:
Accounts Receivable / Sales Ledger: Raising sales invoices, liaising with Sales Managers, Raising Recharge Invoices, Posting Payments on Xero and Credit Control
Accounts Payable / Purchase Ledger: purchase invoices, expense claim, adding all supporting documents and sending payments for approval, preparing weekly supplier payment runs for approval by Head of Finance, adding payments to the bank and verifying new suppliers
Resolving sales and purchase ledger queries through to resolution
Credit Card Expenses: Perform monthly bank reconciliations to ensure that all transactions are accurately recorded, and discrepancies are promptly addressed
VAT Returns: Prepare and submit VAT returns, ensuring compliance with current regulations
Payroll Preparation: Prepare and submit monthly payroll changes to the payroll bureau, posting information to Xero and posting payments.
Assisting with Bi-Annual Bonus preparations
Pension Administration: Monthly and yearly pension admin on the provider's site
Statutory Submissions: Processing P11D and benefit reporting
Month end: Post repeating and new month end journals for accruals, prepayments, income deferrals and accrued income.
Maintain monthly reconciliations for key control accounts.
Work closely with Head of Finance to finalise month end providing analysis of key accounts as required.
Client Administration:Ensure CRM is kept up to date with new contracts and monitoring for expiring contracts
Ad-Hoc Finance tasks: setting up new bank accounts, new credit card expense cards, monitoring usage and ensuring credit is available.
The Person:
Must have current and proven experience in a role such as; Accounts Assistant, Finance Assistant, Assistant Accountant, Bookkeeper or similar
Must have experience in double entry accounting, VAT returns and Month end tasks
Ideally have experience with Xero
Intermediate or above is required on MS Excel
AAT Level 3 Qualified would be desirable, but is not essential
Strong organisational skills and the ability to priorities tasks effectively
Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
Ability to work independently and also as part of a team
Good communication skills, both written and verbal - ability to liaise well at all levels.
To Apply: Please send your CV for the Accounts Assistant / Assistant Accountant vacancy for immediate consideration.
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Type: Permanent Location: London, England
Start: ASAP
Salary / Rate: £35000.00 - £38000.00 per annum + + Hybrid + Benefits
Posted: 2025-02-25 09:57:10
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Role: Quantity Surveyor
Location: Dublin
Salary: Negotiable DOE
Our client a main contractor are currently recruiting Quantity Surveyor for their expanding team in Dublin.
Key Duties
Participate in procurement of specialist trades for the project and make appointment recommendations to the project director.
Assist in the drafting of subcontract Agreements.
Receive, assess, and settle subcontract interim valuations and final accounts.
Review developing design information and advise the wider project team of the cost implications in good time.
Identify and advise the wider project team of value engineering opportunities.
Complete monthly valuations for submission to the Employer's Representative and agree said valuations.
Participate in the monthly internal cost reporting systems engaging in cost V value reconciliations, turnover reports, prelim cost reports and project outcome projections.
Be a key player in the preparation of the project final account submission to the Client.
Assist in the provision of proactive advice to the project director on matters of contract.
And most importantly
Develop and maintain strong working relationships with the wider project team.
Skills/Experience Required
You will have
A level 8 degree in Quantity Surveying or above
Experience in a similar role
Good written and oral communication skills with emphasis on ability to provide and explain reports accurately.
A proven track record in dealing with Subcontractors and Clients.
Good problem-solving skills.
A reasonable knowledge of current forms of Agreement for the industry
You will be.
Computer literate in Microsoft Office, and have some knowledge of Bluebeam, CostX, and Cubit (although training can be given in these)
Able to work well under pressure, on your own and also as part of a team.
Career driven, ambitious and enthusiastic with your eye on promotion to the role of a Senior Surveyor.
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Type: Permanent Location: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Start: ASAP
Posted: 2025-02-25 09:19:13
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Sales and Purchase Ledger Manager Salary: £32,000 Per annumContract: Permanent, Full time Working hours: 37.5 hours a week, Monday to Friday Location: Oxford Closing date: Thursday 13 March, noon
About Ethical Property
Founded 25 years ago, the Ethical Property Company provides affordable workspaces to charities, community groups, campaigns and social businesses working for a fairer and more sustainable society.
From humble beginnings, the company has grown steadily and now owns or manages 17 centres across the UK providing office, retail and conference space to over 1,000 social change organisations.
Flexible leasing arrangements provide our tenants with long-term security and working alongside like-minded organisations offers them influence-enhancing networking opportunities.
The company has some 100 staff, based in our properties in London, Oxford, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Sheffield, Bath, Brighton and Manchester.
Our centres are managed to minimise energy use, waste, car travel and the use of harmful materials while offering tenants modern, affordable, and flexible space managed in a transparent and supportive way.
The Post
The Sales and Purchase Ledger Manager role will be responsible for the management of the EPC accounts payable and accounts receivable functions for EPC, Resource for London (RfL) and The Social Justice and Human Rights Centre (SJC).
The postholder will:
, Manage the workflow for the Finance Assistants supporting all three organisations., Ensure all monthly and weekly tasks are completed by the Finance Assistants in line with team procedures., Ensure all Finance Assistants are cross-trained on all functions to cover high workloads and absences., Continuous review and improvement of internal processes in consultation with colleagues, to improve the services we provide to tenants., Complete monthly supervisions of Finance Assistants
The Sales and Purchase Ledger Manager will report to the Finance Manager.
Finance ResponsibilitiesUsing accounting software Quickbooks and Sage Intacct.
Purchase ledger , Ensure all purchase invoices are processed within the existing procedures, including coding, posting to the accounting system, obtaining authorisation, preparing invoices for payment by BACS, sending out remittances., Liaise with the finance team and budget holders to ensure accurate invoice coding.
, Management of the purchase ledger, including allocation of payments, supplier statement reconciliations, supplier queries., Posting credit card analysis for all business credit card holders., Dealing with internal queries from colleagues on invoices and payments., Ensure all purchase ledger paperwork is scanned and filed.Sales ledger , Ensuring sales invoices are raised for rent, management of monthly tenant recharges, raising booking invoices for meeting and conference rooms, and any ad hoc sales invoices as required., Ensure invoice entries for conference and meeting room bookings are uploaded to the finance system from the booking system.
, Applying tenant changes, tenant move-in / out.
Management of tenant deposits., Management of the ledger, including allocation of receipts, customer statements, , Credit control working with the Finance Assistant, supply debtor reports to the Finance Manager and relevant Centre Manager and Conference Sales Co-ordinator on a monthly basis.
Working to resolving outstanding debt in a timely manner.
, Responding to tenant queries in a timely manner., Ensure all sales ledger paperwork is scanned and filed.
Bank and cash (Resource for London and The Foundry), Posting bank payments and bank receipts.
, Management of purchase ledger and payment runs., Filing bank statements and other paperwork.
Management of two part-time finance assistants, Regular supervisions with direct reports, Support training and development of direct reports
Person Specification
Personal competencies and skills:, Collaborative approach with strong teamwork skills., Customer-focused approach to providing a finance service., A high level of personal organisation
Essential skills and experience:, AAT part qualified or passed finalist., Significant experience in running finance ledgers (sales, purchase and bank)., Ability to act quickly and effectively using their own initiative., Meticulous attention to detail., Good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise work, multi-task and remain flexible., Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines., Excellent communication skills at all levels., To be able to work alone and as part of a wider team., To be trustworthy, personable and reliable., A commitment to provide a good service to our tenants, suppliers and colleagues., Excellent IT skills, including computerised accounts packages and Microsoft Office - at least to intermediate level in Excel., A commitment to social and environmental issues.
Contractual Details The working hours will be between 9 am- 5 pm and is flexible according to business needs.
Two days a week can be worked remotely if preferred.
The salary will be £32,000 a year depending on skills and experience.
Benefits include 25 days holiday entitlement, in addition to all public bank holidays.
We offer a 3% to 7% company contribution to a pension, life insurance, a free company bicycle scheme with bicycle maintenance costs, season ticket loans, interest-free personal loans, as well as other benefits. Click ''Apply'' to be emailed information about how to complete your application. ....Read more...
Type: Permanent Location: Oxford, England
Start: ASAP
Salary / Rate: Up to £32000.00 per annum
Posted: 2025-02-24 14:11:57
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Divisional Finance AssistantLocation: Wilsmlow Hybrid (2 days PW in office)Working Hours: Full time
Citation is one of the UK's leading providers of Health and Safety, HR, Employment Law, and ISO services to businesses.
We pride ourselves on being leaders in our industry, constantly empowering our team, and fostering a culture of support and innovation.
We love what we do, and we're on a mission to grow and that's where you come in.
Not bragging but…we've also just been named one of the Sunday Times Best companies to work for.
Again.
An exciting new role within The Citation Group, you will be supporting some of our most established business units and helping to grow our client base through sales insights, Salesforce improvements and alignment between Marketing, Sales and Operations.
The role: , Invoice processing , Handling supplier queries, Liaising with colleagues across the business regarding queries, Processing of payment runs, Processing of ad hoc payments, Bank reconciliation, Supplier account reconciliations, Credit card processing, Ownership of employee expense payments , Assist with tasks contributing to month and year-end financial reporting, Recording of sales
About you: , Entry-level position, no prior experience required as we will provide training on systems, processes and procedures, Ideally, University degree to level 2:1 but willing to consider other applicants if they can demonstrate competence and willingness to learn , A positive attitude, willing to get stuck in and get things done to strict deadlines, An aptitude for numbers, Good IT skills and fast, accurate data processing, A team player, Wants to work in a company with opportunities for career development
Here's a taste of the perks we roll out for our extraordinary team members:
, 25 Days of Holiday + Bank: We're talking sun-soaked beaches, snow-capped mountains, or simply your favourite cosy spot at home.
Take your well-deserved break with 25 days of holiday, plus those cherished bank holidays., Birthday Bliss: Your birthday isn't just another day on the calendar; it's YOUR day! Enjoy it in style with a day off, because at Citation, we believe in celebrating YOU., Post-Wedding Bliss: Newlyweds, we've got something special for you too! Extra weeks of holiday to bask in the glow of post-wedding happiness., Growing Families: We're all about supporting our Citation family, and that includes expectant parents.
Vouchers and special perks await to celebrate the newest addition to your family., Healthcare cash plan: Your well-being is our priority.
That's why we offer private healthcare to ensure your peace of mind and keep you feeling your best., Pawternity Leave: Welcoming a new furry friend? Enjoy a day off on us to give your new cat or dog the ultimate welcome home experience!, Community Days: Looking to give back? Take a day off to volunteer and make a positive impact in your community or support your favourite charities.
Join us at Citation, where success comes with unbeatable perks and a culture that truly celebrates your achievements!
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Type: Permanent Location: Wilmslow, England
Start: ASAP
Posted: 2025-02-24 12:17:09
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Service Care Solutions are working alongside a Local Authority in Leicestershire, who are looking for a Project Manager to support the ongoing implementation of Unit 4 and other projects.
Please find a description of the role below.Role: Project Manager Location: Leicestershire Rate: £450-£500 Working: Remote (Office attendance 1 day per month) Contract: 3 months on going Role Overview:
Support with Unit 4 virement workflow new supplier management, journal workflow enhancement, review of user profiles, debt write off solution, budget monitoring, reporting, integrations with other feeder systems (such as Housing and Payroll).
Manage Unit 4 Data Backlog and reconciliations
Implementation of Proactis (invoice capture and integration with Unit 4) and Avalara (VAT reconciliation)
Support in moving over to fully managed service and software upgrade iTrent (HR and Payroll System)
Paygate - move over to the cloud.
If you are interested in the role, or know anyone who may be, please contact Marc at Service Care Solutions on 01772 208969 or email marc.facer@servicecare.org.uk.Service Care Solutions also offers a £250 referral bonus! So, if you know of anyone who would be perfect for this position and they are placed into work, you will receive £250 for the referral once their probationary period has been completed.If you have any questions or queries, please don't not hesitate to ask. ....Read more...
Type: Contract Location: Leicester, England
Start: ASAP
Duration: 3months ongoing
Salary / Rate: £450 - £500 per day
Posted: 2025-02-24 11:38:39
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Payroll Systems Officer Local Authority Tyneside Newcastle Based Flexible start and finish times 37 Hours per week (Some night and weekend work available) Office Based Role 6 Month Contract £25ph Umbrella (Payrate is flexible for the right candidate)Job PurposeWe are seeking a highly experienced Payroll Systems Officer to support our project team on the implementation of our new People System.
This role will be office based, 37 hours per week Monday - Friday with flexibility around start and finish times.
Due to the tight timescales of the project there may be a need for some evening and weekend work.
The project is currently in a parallel runs phase, so the successful candidate will need strong analytical skills and attention to detail to identify anomalies and themes within the data from both the new system and the legacy system.
An inquisitive mindset and the ability to work under pressure are essential to the role.
Please note the job description attached is to give a flavour of the duties but the post holder will be solely focusing on work around implementation of the new system.Main responsibilitiesLeadership and Supervision: Lead and manage the payroll team, providing guidance, support, and training to ensure high performance and professional development.Payroll Processing: Oversee the accurate and timely processing of payroll, including salary calculations, deductions, third party reconciliations.Pensions Management: Oversee pension-related processes, ensuring compliance and accuracy in all pension transactions and reporting.System Implementation: Support the implementation of new people systems or manage I-Trent, ensuring seamless integration and data accuracy.Compliance: Ensure payroll practices comply with all relevant laws and regulations (including pay gaps) and handle any discrepancies or issues that arise.Process Improvement: Continuously seek ways to improve payroll processes for greater efficiency and accuracy.Issue Resolution: Address and resolve any payroll-related queries or issues that are escalated by team members.Reporting: Prepare and analyse payroll reports, providing insights on employee pay, bonuses, and other payroll metrics.Data Management: Ensure the integrity and accuracy of payroll data, collaborating with People, Data and Project teams to streamline data workflows and provide data assurance.Service Care Solutions also offers a £250 referral bonus! So, if you know of anyone who would be perfect for this position and they are placed into work, you will receive £250 for the referral once their probationary period has been completed.If this role is of interest, please just respond to this advert with an up to date copy of your CV or call Jake on 01772 208969 ....Read more...
Type: Contract Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Start: ASAP
Duration: 6 Months+
Salary / Rate: Up to £25 per hour + Dependent on Experience
Posted: 2025-02-24 08:58:11
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Service Care Solutions are working alongside a local authority in Stoke for an Accountant to join their team on a temporary contract.
Please find a description of the role below
Role: Accountant.
Rate: £400-£500.
(based on expereince, qualifications and interview performance)
Location: Stoke-on-Trent.
Working: Remote/Hybrid.
Contract: 6 months on going.
Role Overview:
Analytic review
Asset accounting including actioning revaluations / enhancements / depreciation etc
Backlog of reconciliations and resolving queries
Compilation of group accounts
Leasing and ensuring the implementation / compliance of IFRS16
Liaison with external auditors and responding to queries ensuring appropriate documentation is upload to the portal and managed in a timely manner
Preparation of the capital grand summary and funding allocations to capital programme
Preparation of various notes to the accounts and supporting working papers
Support to daily treasury management.
If you are interested in the role, or know anyone who may be, please contact Marc at Service Care Solutions on 01772 208969 or email marc.facer@servicecare.org.uk. Service Care Solutions also offers a £250 referral bonus! So, if you know of anyone who would be perfect for this position and they are placed into work, you will receive £250 for the referral once their probationary period has been completed. If you have any questions or queries, please don't not hesitate to ask. ....Read more...
Type: Contract Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England
Start: ASAP
Duration: 6months ongoing
Salary / Rate: £400 - £500 per day
Posted: 2025-02-21 10:26:14
