Cedar are currently looking for a Finance Assistant to join a Private Equity firm based in the City of London on a permanent basis.
Salary: £32,000- £40,000 per annum + discretionary bonus + study support
Reporting into: Finance Manager
Key Responsibilities:
- Make sure Finance records are kept up to date
- Assistance with the implementation of new finance controls and systems
- Accounts payable - processing and timely paying of invoices
- Accounts receivable - raising invoices (one-off and recurring), receiving payments, sending customer statements and payment reminders
- Daily monitoring of banks accounts, reconciling incomings and outgoing
- Assistance with the preparation of monthly accounts closing
- Assistance with the monthly Balance Sheet reconciliations
- Assistance with ad hoc portfolio reports
- Assist with VAT, CT, and other tax returns preparation
- Support operations when needed
- Understanding of accruals, prepayments and FAR
- Ad Hoc reporting
Someone who:
As well as being energetic, trustworthy and dependable with exceptional attention to detail, the ideal candidate will always look to improve on accepted norms, and should possess the following traits:
- Ideally studying towards any accounting qualification
- Understanding of bookkeeping and the accounting system
- Some experience preparing month-end journals (e.g. accruals, prepayments etc.) and balance sheet
- Good Excel/Google Sheets skills
- Strong academic history
- Excellent communication and team-working skills
- Enthusiastic personality
- Initiative Skills
What they can offer:
- The ability to work with a broad variety of stakeholders around the world.
- Full autonomy in your role and the opportunity to explore any areas of interest should it meet the vision of the business.
- Private medical insurance.
- Discretionary bonus scheme.
- 25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays)
- Cycle to work scheme
- Opportunity to invest directly into token projects
If this role is of interest, please apply online ASAP.
