Assistant Accountant

at  Allegiant Finance Services

ABOUT US

We are a consumer-focused Claims Management Company located at Birchwood Park, Warrington. Our ethos is to provide a high-quality service that results in excellent customer service/satisfaction.

KEY EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

• AAT (or similar) qualified or working towards.
• Proven experience as an Assistant Accountant/Bookkeeper.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial reporting.
• Working knowledge of FRS102.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, to communicate with all levels of the company.
• Be a team player, with excellent organisational skills.
• Committed to following and improving Standard Operating Procedures and Work Instructions to deliver repeatable, efficient and consistent actions.
• Be diligent and conscientious, with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to work to deadlines and within defined standards.
• Possession of a good working knowledge of IT encompassing, but not limited to SharePoint, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to deal sensitively and appropriately with confidential information.
• Comfortable working under pressure, proactive and uses own initiative.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for an Assistant Accountant to join our business on a permanent basis. The successful candidate will have previous experience in a similar role and will be comfortable dealing with colleagues from all levels of the business.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Daily activities

• Prepare the daily reconciliation of the regulated client bank accounts as per CASS 13
• Ensure that client funds and our related fees are transacted on time each day.
• Prepare the daily reconciliation of the unregulated bank accounts.
• Update the firm’s accounting software(presently QuickBooks Online “QBO”) each day with the transactions relating to the bank accounts, credit cards, PayPal, Go Cardless, Stripe and loans.
• Collate and post purchase invoices into QBO each day.
• Investigate accounting queries raised by Credit Control.
• Manage expenses claims and other accounting queries that may be raised internally or by suppliers.
• Liaise with the firm’s data analyst to resolve and investigate data reconciliations where necessary.

Weekly activities

• Prepare the cheque payments. Write back bad debts where cash has subsequently been received, following internal Standard Operating Procedures / Work Instructions.
• Prepare and submit the supplier payment run.
• Review for missing supplier invoices and chase for them.
• Verify third party VAT registration status using search database, and ensure supplier records are complete and up to date on relevant systems.
• Set up supplier master card details in QBO.

Monthly activities

• Prepare the monthly payroll, and set up the payments.
• Manage pension contributions and payments.
• Submit the regulatory payroll data to HMRC.
• Carry out basic analysis of management information as required, working within Excel reports and relevant systems.
• Assist in the preparation of management accounts.
• Review, input and pay employee expense claims.
• Review system settings and workflows, to ensure systems remain relevant and provide the level of function and checks and balances, in conjunction with the departmental lead.

Quarterly activities

• Prepare and submit the VAT return.

Annual activities
Prepare and submit Year-end accounts.