Finance Assistant, Central London – Theatre, £25,000
Calling all graduates and AAT Accountants! A newly entry level accounting role has become available in London’s leading theatre. If you are looking to kickstart your accounting career in London, this could be the perfect opportunity. Ideal candidates will have strong and proven Excel skills and have some previous accounting experience, even if only for a couple of months or through an internship. Plus if you have an interest in theatre, that would be amazing!
Key Responsibilities:
- Banking cheques
- To take payments from customers over the phone on request.
- Monitoring the Finance Systems email inbox, escalating tasks to the relevant team members and dealing with user queries.
- To set up new account codes on request
- Setting up new users on the Finance Systems and disabling leavers.
- Monitoring the Cash office and Credit Card email inbox and dealing with staff queries.
- To be the point of contact for Credit Card Holders and enquiries regarding Staff Expenses and Petty Cash Claims.
- To review staff Credit Card claims and Staff Expenses ensuring complete, accurate and in line with policy.
- To be responsible for all credit card admin for example, cancelling credit cards and ordering new credit cards.
- To assist the Assistant Financial Accountant with the safeguarding of the physical cash in the cash office. This involves responsibility for cash office security, ensuring that rigorous procedures around cashing up are maintained.
- Issuing floats and receiving cash in the cash office and to liaise with internal departments on their cash needs.
- Keeping up to date documentation of Cash Office transactions so that the Assistant Financial Accountant can reconcile the account fully as and when required.
- To assist the Assistant Financial Accountant in the day to day running of the Accounts Receivable function by issuing customer statements and running reports as requested.
- Monitoring the Accounts Receivable email inbox, escalating tasks to the relevant team members and dealing with customer queries.
- To post cash receipts, including credit card income, cheques, CAF, BACS, Paypal and other credits on a timely basis – escalating issues to the Assistant Financial Accountant as required.
- To submit the monthly direct debits and direct debit instructions provided by the Development department for review by the Financial Accountant.
- To prepare non-supplier refunds for processing by Accounts Payable.
- To respond to any chargebacks and credit card queries when required.
Key Skills & Qualifications:
- AAT School Leaver or recent graduate with some prior experience in an accounting role
- Strong Excel skills
- Candidates should be very organised and able to juggle multiple duties at once
- Team player and ambitious
- Quick learner