Assistant Accountant
- Employer
- Allocate
- Location
- Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater)
- Salary
- Competitive
- Closing date
- Aug 30, 2019
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- Job Role
- Finance Graduate
- Sector
- Software & Technology
- Contract Type
- Graduate
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Details
Allocate Software is a leading provider of specialist workforce management software. The group operates mainly in the Healthcare sector but also within commercial sectors including Defence and Maritime under its “Dynama” sub-brand.
Allocate has its group headquarters in UK (Richmond) and operates in several international markets including UK, Sweden, Australia, USA, Macedonia and Germany, employing over 500 staff worldwide.
The business, under private equity ownership, has significant international expansion plans over the next few years both organic and through acquisition.
The General Ledger Assistant Accountant role is based within the Finance Operations team, supporting the worldwide Allocate business. The role is responsible for general ledger, cash book and fixed assets transaction processing and balance sheet reconciliations.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing, international organisation and team, with great potential for the role to develop and expand with the business.
Responsibilities:
General Ledger and month end close
Responsibility for monthly close activities:
- Processing general ledger, fixed assets and cash book transactions
- Balance sheet reconciliations, prepayments and accruals
- Processing intercompany transactions and reconciliations
- Provide support for as requested with other month end activities
- Adhere to month-end close timetable, to ensure timely close
- Working with Finance Business partners to ensure our financial statements are accurate
Cash book management
- Responsible for updating/capturing daily bank transactions and reconciliations
- Assist with setting up payments for non-Accounts payable obligations
- Assist with cash flow forecasting and working capital management
Compliance
- Assist with VAT, corporation tax and other taxes as instructed.Assist with all other statutory returns to satisfy government requirement – e.g. ONS statistical requests
Other Responsibilities
- Assist with year-end audit queries as required
- Ad-hoc tasks as necessary in line with supporting the Allocate Finance team on a financial or administrative basis
Qualifications and Experience
Essential
- Graduate degree in Accounting and/or CIMA part qualified
- Advanced Excel skills
- Highly organised and able to work effectively to deadlines, managing multiple priorities and stakeholders
Desirable
- Demonstrable experience within a finance operations function
- Exposure to multicurrency accounting system
- Desire to grow and learn in a fast paced organisation
Company
Sophisticated Workforce Rostering Maximising care, minimising cost
Allocate Optima optimises your most valuable assets – your people – to deliver your purpose – excellent care for patients.
The results of Optima are powerful: increased productivity and morale of staff, better care quality and safety for patients. Typical savings of over £1m per year.
Optima is the workforce optimisation solution deploying 800,000 nurses, care professionals and doctors in more than 800 organisations worldwide every day. Optima brings together staff and patient needs in one tool, providing a clear view of staffing for every audience from the bedside to the boardroom.
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