Role: Assistant Accountant (Account Receivable/Revenue Recognition)
Location: Hampstead, North London
Job Type: Full-time, permanent, hybrid working
Available: Immediately
About us:
GroupNexus is an established, leading player in the parking management industry. Priding ourselves on a fair approach to parking enforcement, we provide our clients with best-in-industry levels of customer service. From our brand-new state of the art head office in Hampstead, North London, our Finance team are the central to our business and work to support the company in the delivery of their objectives.
About you:
This role requires a highly organised person who has several years of accounts receivable experience and can support month-end reporting and assist in the preparation of monthly management accounts. The role will primarily provide first-hand support to the Finance Manager, with month-end customer analysis, income reconciliation, as well as providing support for the whole finance team to aid the effective running of the department.
About the role:
As part of a small but supportive team, the successful Assistant Accountant will have a range of responsibilities across accounts receivable and income reconciliation analysis. This will involve calculating invoices, matching receipts with outstanding invoicing, communicating with clients, reconciling bank accounts, preparing income return. The role also requires close communication with our Account Management and Sales team through a monthly analysis of unbilled labour and expenses, which support the income reconciliation process.
Assistant Accountant responsibilities to include:
*Preparation of monthly income returns for key clients, income is received from various sources and accuracy and timeliness is of paramount importance
*Raising and issuing sales invoices based on contractual terms and ensuring the correct allocation of cash receipts to individual cash centers.
*Researching and investigating discrepancies in invoices to determine the accuracy of charges
*Preparing Journals with correct nominal coded and VAT code
*Reconciling bank accounts on a weekly basis
*Providing support for month-end closure ensuring all client reconciliations are completed within agreed deadlines
*Supporting the team with queries related to income return reconciliations
*Assist in the preparation of monthly management accounts
*Keeping up to date with developments across the business
*Collaborating with other teams plus provide support to Finance Manager.
*Assisting with other ad-hoc requirements and projects commensurate with the role.
Desirable skills and experience
*AAT qualified / Part qualified ACCA or CIMA
*5+ years’ experience in a finance related role in a medium sized business
*Previous management accounts experience
*Experience of assisting in the production of statutory, management reports and accounts
*Experience of analysing large volumes of data
*Advanced level in Excel (Pivot table, Sorting, Filtering, Deduplication, VLOOKUP, Match, SumIf, Sumifs, Sumproduct, etc.)
*Ability to prioritise a busy workload and to remain calm under pressure
*Confident to work independently plus able to work in a team environment.
*Fluent in written and verbal English with a good telephone manner
*Diligence and attention to detail while working in a fast-paced environment
*Performance-driven and results orientated working to achieve all deadlines
*Confident and proactive in communicating with people at all levels and working as part of the team
*Previous experience in SAGE (50/200/Intacct) is desirable
Benefits for all GroupNexus employees includes:
*25 days holiday allowance + bank holidays
*Well-being support
*Cycle to work scheme
*EV salary sacrifice
*Day off for charity work
*Hybrid working
*Company and team social events
If this role sounds of interest, then we would LOVE to hear from you! Please reach out to Rachael Newsham for more information or for an informal chat about how GroupNexus might be the next career move for you.
Should you require additional support at any stage of the recruitment process due to a disability or a health condition, please do not hesitate to contact a member of GroupNexus’ recruitment team who will work with you to provide any reasonable adjustments as required.
We are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or any other protected characteristic.