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Sauce Recruitment Ltd
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London, Greater London
Assistant Accountant
Overview
A fast growing independent TV production company is Assistant Accountant to report straight to the Finance Manager The right candidate may be activity studying towards an accountancy qualification, will possess an energetic personality and should be looking to grow within the company. They will be able to communicate to non-finance people and feel confident in a visible role within the team. Responsibilities • To process a high volume of supplier invoices across several companies, allocating costs accurately to the correct company and production. For this, attention to detail is key. • To prepare fortnightly payment runs for suppliers and freelancers • To carry out regular supplier statement reconciliations and following up on queries • To forge effective working relationship with production teams to ensure costs and captured and paid in a timely manner • To act as custodian of cash floats advances and the prepaid credit card account • To carry out fortnightly cash and card reconciliations • To ensure financial and process controls are followed • To input into the weekly cash forecast, by providing timely and accurate outgoing payments for the week • To support peers and line manager with any other ad-hoc analysis or processing, as required Experience and Skills required • 1 or 2 years’ experience as an Accounts Assistant, preferably within the media industry (or a similar fast-paced and creative environment) • Experience managing the purchase ledger • Experience of project accounting systems • Good communication skills, both written and verbal • Demonstrated ability to organise one’s workday to meet deadlines • Previous PMI knowledge will be a distinct advantage • Basic Excel proficiency; though knowledge of intermediate functions such as pivot tables, VLOOKUP and SUMIFS would be desirable Please note that due to Covid-19 that this role has been temporarily placed on hold. We are still accepting applications but the recruitment process (including pre-screening & interviews) will only recommence once normal/office based work activity has resumed.