Financial accountant - Sage 200 experience


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Nigel Frank International

Listed on

6th July 2020

Location

London

Salary/Rate

£175 - £200

Type

Contract

Start Date

ASAP

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I am working with a London based client who are looking to bring in a part qualified/qualified financial accountant for an initial 3 month contract, with potential for extension or potentially permanent employment.Job Description

To maintain the integrity of balance sheet. To manage purchase ordering and purchase ledger functions, ensuring expenditure on goods and services is properly recorded and paid when due. To provide support to budget holders and employees on the purchase ordering system and payroll and other finance queries

Role & Responsibilities Monthly accounts

? Reconcile the creditor control accounts including salaries and accruals ensuring they agree to the trial balance.

? Reconcile debtor control accounts including cash suspense and credit card control accounts

? Responsible for the ensuring the fixed asset register is kept up to date and agrees to the monthly trail balance

? Calculate the monthly expenditure accruals including purchase order accruals and departmental accruals.

? Manage the financial accounting transactions and controls for purchase ledger and payroll.

? Completion of monthly balance sheet reconciliation including commentary.

? Manage the calculation of monthly income receivable and deferred income and the reconciliation of balances in the accounting system to the Registration CRM system. Payments

? Responsible for maintaining the list of payment signatories in accordance with the bank mandate approved by the Chair. Setting up new signatories with bankers including Anti Money Laundering/Know Your client requirements, training signatories on the approval process and organising signatories for each payment run.

? Responsible for ensuring the weekly payment runs are authorised correctly by the bank signatories and ensuring they are paid on time in accordance with the timetable. This includes checking the suggested payment reports produced by the Financial Accounting Officer and the one off payment run.Purchase Ledger and Purchase Order System

? Ensure purchase orders are raised correctly and invoices are matched to the correct purchase order.

? Responsible for supporting and liaising with users of the purchase order system.

? Responsible for the management of the purchase ledger, including processing payments.

? Overseeing the processing of all invoices and expenses claims. Ensuring they are correctly calculated, approved and coded. Ensure invoices and expense claims comply with the expense policies.

? To review reconciliation of supplier statements to supplier purchase ledger accounts.

? Ensuring timely and accurate allocation of direct debit invoices and payments by the Officers.

? Responsible for the monthly closure of the Purchase Ledger including payment and credit control, management reports, aged creditors

? Responsible for the payment of suppliers and partners in accordance with their terms and conditions, or in accordance with financial policies and procedures.

? To liaise with suppliers and budget holders concerning invoice queries.Accounts receivables process

? Assist with the management of transaction processes including initiating Direct Debit collections; reconciling and banking cheques, postal orders and other income (credit/debit card payments); processing refunds; downloading and action BACS reports and credit control.

? Support the Registration Department on financial transactions

? Maintain the supplier relationship with Direct Debits submissions software, BACS, and courier.

? Respond to queries and complaints from Registrants relating to their financial transactions or records as well as queries from the Registrations Department.Cash Book/Treasury

? Responsible for the daily bank reconciliation for all bank accounts and producing the daily cash position spread sheet.

? Maintain a rolling cash flow forecast consistent with the financial forecast, the budget and in year forecasts as a basis for Treasury management.

? Responsible for the production of the weekly and monthly treasury report.Business improvement

? Contribute to the development of finance policies and procedures.

? Provide Finance support to major projects as required.Skills & QualificationsPart-qualified Accountant (AAT graduate or successfully completed stage one/foundation of CIMA or ACCA qualification or equivalent)Computerised accounting purchase-ledger experience, preferably SAGE 200.Expense-claim processing knowledge and understanding.Advanced Excel skills including pivot tables and advanced formulas (vlookups etc)Payroll and Pension processing knowledge

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