Assistant Accountant - London / Hybrid - Up to £40k

Do you want to work for a company whose main aim is make a difference to people's lives?

A biotechnology company researching, developing, and delivering therapeutics to help treat mental illness are looking for an Assistant Accountant.

The Assistant Accountant will play a key role within finance ensuring requirements are delivered, whilst also driving improvements in the group's financial systems, controls and processes.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in the preparation of monthly and quarterly management reporting ensuring books are closed in a timely manner to enable reporting (once developed)
• Assist with the provision of information to external auditors
• Reconcile intercompany and intercompany recharges once in place
• Day to day bookkeeping for the entire organisation ensuring appropriate and accurate recording of transactions across all processes including but not limited to AP, AR, payroll, employee expenses
• Ensure that monthly balance sheet reconciliations are prepared
• Coordinate with HR on personnel changes and preparation of payroll reconciliation for reviews/approvals and associated payments
• Set up and manage capital asset registers
• Develop and maintain controls over recording and reporting of transactions
• Provide support to the FP&A Manager as required and as possible alongside primary duties as listed above
• Set up payment runs

Experience

• Part qualified ACA, ACCA or equivalent
• Strong knowledge of IFRS and public company reporting
• Strong controls background, experience of operating within a SOX environment is preferable
• Aptitude for working with systems and databases
• Excellent Excel skills
• Self-motivated and highly resilient, able to manage multiple competing priorities effectively and in a consistently pragmatic manner