Assistant Accountant – Trading House (12-month Contract)
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| Job Type | Contract |
| Area | City, UK |
| Sector | AccountancyFinancial Services |
| Salary | Up to £38K pro rata |
| Currency | GBP |
| Start Date | |
| Job Ref | VAC-12434 |
| Job Views | 81 |
- Description
- Rapidly expanding City-based Global Trading House requires an Assistant Accountant to join their Accounting Team for a contractual period of 12 months. The primary purpose of the role will be to assist in the preparation of accounts to trial balance for their UK office. Applicants should have experience of multicurrency accounting and preparation of income statement and balance sheet as well as supporting schedules.
Duties to include:
- Posting to General Ledger and extraction of data
- Preparation of intercompany balances
- Posting of prepaid expenses and accruals to General Ledger together with preparation of month-end supporting schedules for review
- Preparation and posting of Trading Asset / Liability Reclassification Journals to General Ledger
- Resolution of differences between General Ledger and posting summary and supporting evidence
- Close liaison and communication with other Finance departments
Applications are encouraged from those with previous accounting experience gained within the banking / trading environments. Candidates must demonstrate a knowledge of double entry skills and ideally be studying towards an accountancy qualification.