Accounts Assistant Six month Temp to Perm

UK Brokerage Subsidiary of a Global Investment Bank

Our client, based in London is the FCA authorised UK brokerage subsidiary of a global investment bank.

The Accounts Assistant will support the finance function with its day-to-day and monthly activities and operations. The role carries out a range of essential tasks designed to ensure the finance function remains robust, compliant and scalable, while maintaining a strong control mindset at all times.

Responsibilities

Settlement & Reconciliation

• Process daily securities settlements, including payment instructions, system updates, and liaison with counterparties and payment institutions
• Input and maintain settlement instructions within internal accounting and settlement systems
• Perform daily reconciliations between cash and securities positions and the accounting system, investigating and resolving discrepancies as they arise

Filing & Documentation

• Maintain accurate and complete filing of accounting vouchers together with supporting evidential documentation for expenses

Finance & Payments

• Prepare monthly credit card expense reports, reconciling statements against supporting receipts
• Prepare monthly petty cash reports
• Review invoices and vouchers for accuracy and completeness prior to processing
• Record petty cash and credit card expense reports accurately within internal finance systems and logs
• Prepare monthly expense reports and payment summary reports
• Process payment instructions within internal systems, ensuring appropriate internal (Head Office) authorisation is obtained for payments above delegated authority thresholds
• Support monthly FX processing and related bank transfers
• Ensure accurate processing and booking of payments within internal finance systems and records
• Support the preparation of quarterly VAT returns
• Issue invoices as requested

Senior Management Reporting

• Prepare the daily P&L report sent to the CEO
• Prepare the SBL trade summary report sent to the CEO

Audit & Administration

• Assist with the annual external audit process, including the preparation of supporting schedules and responses to auditor queries
• Assist with general office administration tasks as required

Required Experience

• A background in accounting and finance, gained through relevant work experience and ideally within the accounts payable function of a financial services firm
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Strong written communication skills, with regular interaction expected with the Head of Finance, COO and CEO
• A strong analytical mindset, numerically sound and comfortable working independently
• A strong ability to prioritise workload effectively, escalating issues appropriately where required
• Experience using expense management and accounts payable systems/software
• Could be someone with a desire to work towards a professional accounting qualification
• An interest in AI and automation, with a mindset geared towards making processes more efficient and scalable