Title: Assistant Accountant
Company Description: A unique affordable women’s fashion brand
Location: London
Salary:£35000 - £40000
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Accountant to join a small Finance team. To be considered for this position you will have previous experience as an Assistant Accountant and working in Sales Ledger/Purchase Ledger.
Responsibilities:
* Keep company ledgers and daily financial transactions up to date

* Tracking and recording all incoming payments from customers

* Following up on unpaid invoices and late payments

* Generating and sending invoices to customers

* Cash reconciliations and resolving discrepancies, including shop cash receipts

* Credit control, as required on the sales ledger

* Posting and coding purchase invoices to Sage

* Posting and coding credit card statements to Sage

* Posting and coding monthly staff expenses

* Maintain and post monthly petty cash

* Maintain sales and purchase ledger

* Setting up weekly, monthly and ad-hoc payments runs

* Distribution of supplier invoices for authorisation to the relevant departments

* Prepare weekly and monthly supplier statement reconciliations

* Identify discrepancies in ledgers and accounts, track them to the source, and correct them.

* Assist with the weekly cashflow and monthly management reporting

Requirements
* 3 to 5 years in bookkeeping or accounting roles

* Intermediate user of MS Excel

* Excellent attention to detail with high levels of accuracy

* Resilient and able to work at pace

* Demonstrable working knowledge of Sage 200

* Analytical and organised

* Enjoys working in flat, informal structures

* Able to confidently communicate across all levels, including Directors