Job Description

We are looking for an Assistant Accountant within the department. Providing accountancy services for a portfolio of renewable generation projects and/or holding companies. As well as having your own renewable energy companies to look after, you will be required to assist the team with various tasks.

Main Responsibilities:

• Perform daily postings & monthly bank reconciliations;
• Prepare VAT returns on a monthly and quarterly basis;
• Manage purchase/sales ledgers;
• Perform monthly reconciliations of balance sheet accounts;
• Perform inter-company reconciliations;
• Prepare accruals and prepayments;
• Manage daily banking including making payments in local/foreign currencies;
• Manage purchase order system, matching invoices to orders, allocating orders to appropriate account;
• Provide assistance during the year-end and half-year audits, file (soft copies) invoices, bank statements, bank correspondence;
• Assisting the team with payment runs and posting invoices;
• Supply information for cash flow management;
• Quarterly files for group reporting;
• Prepare statutory accounts for the financial year.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Experience in purchase and sales ledger;
• Strong understanding of accounting principles (Debits and Credits), Balance sheet account and bank account reconciliations;
• Experience of posting accruals and prepayments and experience in preparing a trial balance for a company;
• Must be proficient in Microsoft suite (Excel, Word etc.)
• Must work well within a team but also should be self-motivated and can work independently.
• Experience of D365 would be helpful but not necessary;
• Must be able to relate well and enjoy working with clients and experience of working under pressure in a client facing role is desired;
• Must be a trainee accountant/ part qualified- wanting to obtain a professional accounting qualification.