Assistant Accountant - Putney Area

Salary: Up to £40,000 + Benefits

About the Opportunity

A growing and successful business based in West London is looking to appoint a motivated and ambitious Junior Accountant to join its finance team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop their accounting career within a supportive environment that offers exposure to a broad range of finance responsibilities.

Being the right hand person to the FD, you will gain valuable experience across month-end reporting, transactional finance, management accounts preparation and financial analysis.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with the preparation of monthly management accounts
• Support month-end and year-end close processes
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations and investigate variances
• Process and review journals, accruals and prepayments
• Assist with cash flow reporting and forecasting
• Maintain fixed asset registers and related accounting records
• Support accounts payable and accounts receivable activities when required
• Assist with budgeting and forecasting exercises
• Prepare VAT returns and support statutory reporting requirements
• Help improve financial processes and internal controls
• Provide finance support to operational departments across the business

About You

• AAT qualified, studying ACCA/CIMA, or good qualified by experience
• Previous finance experience gained within an accounting or finance environment
• Strong attention to detail and a high level of accuracy
• Good Excel skills and confidence working with finance systems
• Has experience of using SAGE
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Proactive, organised and eager to learn
• Able to work effectively both independently and as part of a team

What's on Offer

• Salary up to £40,000
• Potential study support (where applicable)
• Hybrid working opportunities
• Defined career progression pathway
• Supportive and collaborative team environment
• Pension and additional company benefits

If you are looking for a role that will provide excellent development opportunities and broad exposure across finance, we would be delighted to hear from you.

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