Assistant Financial Accountant

Description:

About the Role:

Working closely with the Senior Financial Accountant and Finance manager, the individual will be responsible for month-end /year-end closing, intercompany recharges, and balance sheet control across various entities in the LMAX Group. The role shall also contribute towards internal and external stakeholder reporting.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly journals for accruals, prepayments and client liability postings allocated for the Group entities.
• Ensure allocated balance sheet accounts are fully reconciled each month for all entities within the Group in Blacklines.
• Maintain the Fixed asset register and reconciliation for the Group and subsidiaries.
• Assist in the preparation of quarterly VAT, VAT MOSS return and annual PSA return working.
• Prepare workings for intercompany management recharges and ensure intercompany invoices are prepared and posted on accounting system via Concur.
• Maintain internal policy for intercompany loan arrangements and intercompany interest calculations.
• Support the Accounts receivable function for customer invoice allocation against the receipts in SUN Systems.
• Assist with Group annual audit process and tax compliance requests.
• Provide support for analysing actual spend vs budget/reforecast.
• Provide cover for cohorts and other colleagues when required.
• Assist in the preparation of ONS statistical returns.
• Maintain up to date documentation and process notes for the finance functions.
• Complete other ad-hoc tasks, projects, and financial analysis to support management.

Requirements:

Essential Skills:

• Good understanding of accounting concepts and double entry.
• Working knowledge of Sun Systems
• Microsoft excels including basic functions such as XLookUp, Pivot tables, SUMIF formulas.
• Must be a fluent communicator in English with aptitude to be able to resolve internal stakeholders and external supplier queries.
• Diligence and attention to detail while managing workload in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent organisation and interpersonal skills
• Part qualified or studying towards completing a professional accounting qualification e.g ACA, ACCA or equivalent.
• Prior experience of working in a similar function within a fintech or capital markets industry.
• Experience in using Blacklines reconciliation and Concur Invoice & expense management.
• Advanced excel skills include macros and VBA

Desirable Skills:

• Prior experience of working in a similar function within a fintech or capital markets industry.
• Experience in using Blacklines reconciliation and Concur Invoice & expense management.
• Advanced excel skills include macros and VBA

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