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Accountant

Employer
Page Personnel
Location
England, London
Salary
£30000 - £35000 per annum
Closing date
Jul 29, 2019

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Job Role
Assistant Accountant
Sector
Finance
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a global biotech investment firm in Central London as an Accountant. The role will be a slight hybrid, assisting with various finance tasks; but also assisting the General Counsel with the administrative aspects of compliance too. You will report into the Group Financial Controller and the Senior Accountant.

Client Details

A global venture capital company focused on investing in and building breakthrough biotech companies around cutting edge advances in life sciences. This role is sits in their ideally located Central London offices.

Description

Accountant Tasks

  • Processing of invoices
  • Processing of employee expenses
  • Managing Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable
  • Invoicing of Investment Director recharges to portfolio companies
  • Preparation of regular payment runs
  • Month-end close of accounts, including preparation of appropriate balance sheet reconciliations
  • Preparation of monthly VAT returns
  • Ad hoc investor and supplier queries
  • Active involvement in preparation for external audit, tax review

Compliance Tasks

  • Maintain compliance registers
  • Prepare compliance reports
  • Maintain and track completion of desk top compliance training
  • Create and maintain appropriate filing processes e.g. MAR dealing requests
  • Maintain conflicts register

Profile

The successful Accountant candidate:

  • Experienced and comfortable with the above duties.
  • Experience within a finance assistant/assistant accountant role. The compliance elements of the role can be picked up.
  • Team player; ability to take on a broad spectrum of duties within a small/medium sized team.
  • Experience within financial services would be beneficial but not crucial.
  • The ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure
  • Positive and adaptable outlook
  • The tact and diplomacy to deal with people at all levels of the business and externally

Job Offer

Looking to pay up to £35,000 with a comprehensive benefits package.

Company

When it comes to recruiting and placing part qualified (PQ) accountants and transactional finance candidates, Page Personnel gets the job done. We have 200 specialist recruitment consultants who know the finance market inside out and can help you to find the right role or the right candidate for your specific requirements. As part of a network of 21 countries we’re also able to offer global insight and access to international candidates.

We maintain close links with institutions like CIMA and ACCA, so it’s a market we fully understand. Our expertise also extends to areas like credit control, accounts payable and payroll and graduate recruitment. 

 

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