Bookkeeper/Accounts Assistant
Salary: £22k – £24k (yearly review)
Hours: Full time
Duration: Permanent
Location: East London, close to London City Airport
This is an opportunity to join an innovative, fast growing company based in the University of East London, Knowledge Dock Business Centre, with over 10 years experience in the aviation market and with dominance in Europe and USA. It is now in its most exciting growth phase, creating new products for both retail and the business sector.
Job Overview:
With their business currently in the process of another growth spurt, they require an Operations and Finance assistant to join their fast-paced work environment, to help tackle growing workloads and to ensure the smooth operation of the company continues.
As well as undertaking general admin tasks under the guidance of the Operations/Logistics manager, you will also lend a supporting hand in the finance department. This is a fantastic opportunity to anyone looking to expose themselves into different working divisions within a company.
Job description:
- Recording and reconciliation financial transactions on QuickBooks accounting software
- Completing tax forms
- Maintaining company ledgers
- Creating and processing invoices
- Processing payments
- Managing petty cash
- Maintaining office supplies
- Preparing purchase orders requests
- Fact checking financial documents
- Preparing information for accountants
- Providing administrative and clerical support as needed to the logistics team, with scheduling deliveries and liaising with the warehouse team.
- Responding to customers and suppliers via email (must have strong spoken and written communication skills in English)
- Performing additional bookkeeping duties as required
Please note that this job description is not a definitive list of tasks, rather it is designed to give an overview of the job. It is envisaged that the post-holder will use their own initiative and develop the job so the aims of the company are achieved.
Requirements:
Candidate must have:
- An accounting or bookkeeping qualification (part-qualified at least 2 years of study)
- 2 years’ experience working in a Bookkeeping/Accounts/Finance-based role a must!
- IT literate including in the use of Microsoft Office with very strong excel skills a must!
- Possess strong spoken and written communication skills in English
- Experience working with accounting software required, preferably QuickBooks or Zero
- Must be able to prioritise and manage workload to meet deadlines
- Must have a professional and friendly manner
Please do not apply if you if you do not meet these requirements*
Personal qualities:
- Good attention to detail
- Possessing honesty and worthiness
- Positive attitude
- Being happy working with figures!
- Preparedness to update skills
- Having a confident personality!