Assistant Accountant 

30k - 35k 

Leatherhead

9am - 5.30pm with dynamic working hours 

Duties:
• Prepare sales invoices, applications for payment and credit notes and associated supporting documentation.
• Obtain approval for sales invoices and credit notes.
• Post invoices and credit notes onto the finance system 
• Support correct allocation of costs to projects, including staff allocations, time transfers and Accounts.
• Liaise with divisional Finance staff.
• Review and analyse differences between forecast and actual monthly billing.
• Review PO status and available balances prior to invoicing.
• Liaise with the client purchasing/finance team with purchase order queries.

Reporting and other responsibilities - 
• Running weekly and monthly project-based scheduled reports and issuing to the project managers on time.
• Liaising with Financial controller to ensure that all month end tasks are completed on a timely basis.
• Posting Journal entries e.g. Expenses/revenue transfers or any correction entries.
• Ensuring daily Internal Audit is conducted for all the processes within the business.
• Review of Credit note approval matrix on a weekly basis.
• Preparation of monthly billing report to review actual billing vs forecasted billing

Requirements, Experience & Skills: 

• AAT or equivalent would be an advantage.
• A strong track record of client billing, including complex projects.
• Intermediate Excel skills, including pivot tables and VLOOKUPs.

If you think you have the right experience and skillset for this position then please APPLY NOW!