Morgan McKinley is working with a lovely company based in Brighton that is looking for a Finance Assistant to support the FD. The Finance Assistant/Assistant Accountant will carry out everyday transactional accounting duties such as month-end preparation, accruals, accounts payable invoicing, supplier setup, VAT returns, and reconciliations.

Salary: -35-40K

Location: Brighton, East Sussex - hybrid working

Finance Assistant - Assistant Accountant duties:

• Processing purchase ledger invoices and preparing the monthly payment run for suppliers
• Bank account and credit card reconciliations
• Accounts payable and accounts receivable duties
• Forecasting - update and maintaining cash flow
• Preparation of month end management accounts supporting with audits and VAT returns
• Balance sheet reconciliations

Skills and experience:

• Proven accounting experience in a role such as Finance Assistant, Accounts Assistant / Assistant Accountant within an SME environment
• Excellent communication skills both verbally and written
• Good IT skills - MS Excel and accounting systems such as; Xero