Accounts Assistant
| Posting date: | 10 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £200.0 to £250.0 per day |
| Additional salary information: | 200-250 per day |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 June 2025 |
| Location: | London, London, EC2V 6DB |
| Company: | Hays Specialist Recruitment |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | 4644301_1749542521 |
Summary
Your new company
This company is focussed on providing their infrastructure finance expertise to a range of sustainability related projects to minimise financial risk, reshape markets and leave long lasting impacts in the markets they operate in. They focus on markets with large infrastructure gaps to improve lives and preserve biodiversity, which remains at the core of their business
Your new role
The client is seeking an ambitious, hardworking, and professional Accounts Assistant to join their Financial Control team, reporting to the regional Finance Manager. Key responsibilities include:
- Performing accounts payable processes, ensuring compliance with the delegated authority matrix and classification requirements for inter-group billing
- Resolve invoice discrepancies and be a point of contact for supplier enquiries
- Set-up bank payments for approval in accordance with the banking authorities and supplier terms.
- Perform daily bank and credit card reconciliations and assist senior staff with foreign currency/liquidity monitoring, as well as supporting with balance sheet reconciliations, journal postings, and reporting requirements
Monitor entity 'Accounts' mailbox and action items as needed
What you'll need to succeed
- Educated to degree level with the desire to achieve an accounting qualification OR level 3 AAT qualification/commencement of accounting qualification
- Proficient in MS Office, particularly Outlook and Excel
- Prior experience with accounts payable processes
- Prior experience working within a group structure
- Relevant knowledge of local tax laws and regulations
- Experience using SAP S/4 accounting system desirable but not required
- Ambition to start/continue an accounting qualification viewed favourably
What you'll get in return
- Competitive day rate
- Flexible working
- Opportunities for professional development through exposure to global projects
- Inclusive work environment
What you need to do now
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