Contract Assistant Accountant – Reconciliations

Contract Assistant Accountant – Reconciliations

Haywards Heath

£30,000-32,000

Start date: Immediate. Candidates must be available now or on a maximum of 1-2 weeks’ notice.

The Opportunity

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a readily available finance professional to join the finance shared service centre of a leading international group. Reporting to the Finance Manager, you’ll prepare accurate monthly reconciliations across different business units and e-commerce operations for a portfolio of well-known brands. You’ll link high-level reconciliations to detailed transactional reconciliations and report any differences to management and the Financial Controller.

This is a fast-paced role in a growing team, ideal for someone who enjoys getting to the bottom of the numbers and can hit the ground running.

Key Responsibilities

• Preparing monthly high-level and detailed reconciliations for business units and e-commerce partners, and linking the two together
• Gathering and analysing third-party concession statements to make sure the correct data feeds into the reconciliations
• Generating third-party self-billing invoices and posting journals in SAP
• Allocating monthly remittance payments and supporting the month-end process
• Monitoring customer deposit balances and chasing aged items to resolution
• Investigating discrepancies and escalating issues promptly where needed
• Liaising with third-party partners and internal operations teams to resolve queries
• Supporting internal and external audit queries
• Keeping reconciliation processes and documentation up to date
• Providing cover for other team members as required

About You

• Experience preparing both high-level and detailed reconciliations
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to analyse financial data accurately
• Advanced Excel skills, including VLOOKUPs, SUMIFs, pivot tables and building formula-driven files
• Confident communicator who builds good relationships with internal and external contacts
• Able to work independently with minimal supervision, while also being a positive team player
• Committed to meeting reporting deadlines
• Adaptable, with an interest in developing tools to streamline processes

Availability

Our client is looking to move quickly. Please only apply if you’re immediately available or on a notice period of no more than 1-2 weeks.

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