Accounts Assistant

This post is a fixed term contract appointment, to be employed by our client for an initial period of three months. The role would suit applications from Accounts Assistants, Bookkeepers or Assistant Accountants who are immediately available or available on a short/reduced notice period, ideally no more than one week. The initial three month period of employment may be extended by a further three months and depending on the development of the role, may become a permanent post.

Our client is a privately-owned, leading business operating within a specialist market. They serve customers throughout the world with markets including North America, Europe and Australasia. Having recently acquired a major competitor within their market, they are in the process of relocating the Head Office function of the acquisition, including the accounting department, and require assistance during this transitional period.

Reporting to the Financial Controller, you will be an experienced accounting professional or bookkeeper with significant exposure in the management of multiple bank accounts (ideally including foreign currency accounts).

You will be responsible for:

• Reconciling c. 10, multi-currency bank accounts, on a daily basis
• Organising supplier payments in Sterling
• Transmitting funds to overseas offices
• Reconciling credit card payments from merchants throughout the world
• Managing cashflow on a daily basis including liaising with accounts payable and accounts receivable departments
• Dealing with day-to-day banking requirements for the Group

Successful applicants will be able to demonstrate:

• Significant experience in the management and reconciliation of bank accounts and preparing cashflow forecasts
• Experience of double entry bookkeeping
• Flexibility and be able to adapt to changing demands and circumstances

Paul Card Recruitment acts as an Employment Agency and Employment Business for the introduction of applicants.