<p><strong>JOB TITLE: Assistant Accountant (part-qualified)</strong></p><p><strong>LOCATION: Moorgate, London</strong></p><p><strong>CONTRACT: Fixed-term (12 months)</strong></p><p><strong>HOURS: 35 hours per week</strong></p><p><strong>PAY RATE: Starting at&nbsp;£35,000 p/a, depending on experience</strong></p><p><strong>ROLE OVERVIEW AND PURPOSE</strong></p><p><strong>We have an amazing opportunity to join our Apricot family in our Head Office!</strong></p><p>This is a fantastic opportunity for an Assistant Accountant to join our small Finance team.To be considered for this position you will have previous experience as an Assistant Accountant, and working in Sales Ledger/Purchase Ledger.</p><p><strong>What we desire from our team</strong><br></p><ul><li>Keep company ledgers and daily financial transactions up to date</li><li>Tracking and recording all incoming payments from customers</li><li>Following up on unpaid invoices and late payments</li><li>Generating and sending invoices to customers</li><li>Cash reconciliations and resolving discrepancies, including shop cash receipts</li><li>Credit control, as required on the sales ledger</li><li>Posting and coding purchase invoices to Sage</li><li>Posting and coding credit card statements to Sage</li><li>Posting and coding monthly staff expenses</li><li>Maintain and post monthly petty cash</li><li>Maintain sales and purchase ledger</li><li>Setting up weekly, monthly and ad-hoc payments runs</li><li>Distribution of supplier invoices for authorisation to the relevant departments</li><li>Prepare weekly &amp; monthly supplier statement reconciliations</li><li>Identify discrepancies in ledgers and accounts, track them to the source, and correct them.</li><li>Assist with the weekly cashflow and monthly management reporting</li></ul><p><strong>How we imagine you</strong></p><ul><li>3 to 5 years in bookkeeping or accounting roles, </li><li>Intermediate user of MS Excel</li><li>Excellent attention to detail with high levels of accuracy</li><li>Resilient and able to work at pace</li><li>Demonstrable working knowledge of Sage 200</li><li>Analytical and organised</li><li>Enjoys working in flat, informal structures</li><li>Able to confidently communicate across all levels, including Directors</li></ul><p><br></p><ul></ul><ul></ul>