Assistant Financial Accountant

Altum Consulting ,
London, Greater London
Salary: £45,000 per annum

Overview

A leading Real Estate business based in central London is currently for an Assistant Financial Accountant to join their Finance team, on a long-term FTC 12-18months. The role will assist the UK&I Finance team in the timely and accurate delivery of Statutory Financial Statements, VAT returns, Office for National Statistics and other statutory returns. Key responsibilities: Co-ordinate with Finance Managers to receive draft VAT returns our outsourced provider on a timely basis ready for review. Co-ordinate the internal approval process and settlement of VAT liabilities to ensure submissions and payments are made on time Responsibility to ensure all VAT payments are accurately coded Completing a transactional level review on all draft VAT returns Escalating transactional problems to the VAT team / Finance Managers as appropriate and processing the necessary accounting adjustments Support the VAT team in their education and training activities to improve the understanding of VAT requirements in the business, retained finance and the FSC and enable good invoicing practices to be embedded within the organisation Completion of VAT reconciliations for all UK entities and ensure all SOX control compliance requirements are met Responsible for ensuring the accounting and disclosure of VAT assets, liabilities and payments is correct at month and quarter ends Running regular transactional reviews to minimise errors on the VAT returns Support all VAT digitalisation and reporting requirements The ideal candidate will be a qualified or a finalist CA/ACA or ACCA candidate.