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Accounting and Administration Assistant

Job title: Accounting and Administration Assistant
Location: London
Specialisation: Sales
Salary: GBP 30,000 - 35,000 (Annual)
Reference: PR/117561
Contact details: Mitsuo Sawai
Contact email: Mitsuo.Sawai@jac-recruitment.com
Job published: May 23, 2024 14:07

Title 

 

Account Assistant and Administrator

 

Salary

 

£30,000 - £35,000 per annum

 

Job profile

 

A Japanese global trading company is looking for an account Assistant and Administrator who can assist senior management.

 

Reporting to

 

Managing Director, Account & Administrative Manager, and General Manager of Production

 

Accounting Duties

  • Accounts payable and receivable administration.

Accounts receivable - generating sales invoices, posting receipts daily basis, reconciliation, review aged debtors.

Accounts payable - inputting suppliers invoices, staff expense, posting payments daily basis, reconciliation.

  • Inputting accruals and prepayments. 
  • Multi-currency bank reconciliation.
  • Supporting to produce financial statements (BS, PL), income statement.
  • Assist accounting reports to the Managing Director and  the company Head Office in Japan. 
  • Assistance in audits (internal/external: statutory audit, CASS 5 audit).
  • Supporting corporation tax, VAT returns.
  • Supporting FCA reports.

 

IT Duties

  • Raising IT issues to the company IT dept.
  • Supporting IT assessment.
  • Assistance with day-to-day use of the systems.

 

 

General Administrative Duties 

  • Booking accommodation and flights for staff business trips.
  • Maintain entertainment costs.
  • Support for board meetings. 
  • Ordering office supplies and arranging couriers.
  • Scheduling meetings including visitor registration, booking meeting rooms.
  • Maintaining fixed assets and inventory check (low volume).
  • Comply with company rules and regulations.
  • Supporting KYC, credit limits.

 

Essential Criteria

  • Double-entry bookkeeping skills.
  • Excellent communication skills (Both English and Japanese language).
  • Have excellent attention to details. 
  • Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
  • Ability working in a small team.

 

Desirable Criteria

  • Experience with Sage 200.
  • Good understanding of insurance.
  • Proficient in IT skills and good understanding of accounting software.

 

They use

  • Sage 200 (accounting system)
  • Brokasure (insurance broking system)
  • ApprovalMax (workflow system)

 

 

Location

 

London

 

Hours

 

35 hours per week

Mon – Fri: 09:00am - 05:00pm 

 

Benefits

 

Company pension scheme, Medical & Health Insurance, Life Insurance

 

Starting date

 

As soon as possible

 

Visa 

 

Eligible to work in the UK without any restriction

 

About our client

 

Trade industry

 

****We regret to inform applicants that only shortlisted candidates will be notified. Thank you for your understanding.

 

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