A multi award winning Fintech firm currently requires an Assistant accountant to join their growing finance team. The role offers flexible working hours with option to work from home or from our office in Moorgate, London. Reporting directly to and supporting the Accountant, the successful candidate will be enthusiastic, self-driven and exceptionally organised.

Your main responsibilities include:

• Maintaining general, sales and purchase ledgers
• Expenses input and payment
• Posting bank transactions
• Business and client bank accounts reconciliation
• Preparing supplier invoices for payment
• Sales ledger reconciliation
• Debtor’s ledger management
• Other ad hoc duties

Requirements

To succeed in the role, you must have:

• Proven experience in using accounting software in a similar role
• Ability to work well under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Excellent organisational skills and communication skills
• Strong knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, etc)
• Experience of a multi-currency environment
• Previous experience in working with Salesforce or SunAccounts

Benefits

£25 - 30k

gym and healthcare, pension, Heka

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Assistant Accountant  

An exciting position has become available for a full time Assistant Accountant to join a friendly team based in Stevenage. The successful candidate will earn a competitive salary. The first interview will be by telephone.  Short listed applicants will be invited to the office for a face to face interview. Only applicants with relevant experience will be considered

Role Requirements

•Be able to self-manage – must be motivated and organised
•Be willing to adopt existing systems and follow instructions
•Have an advanced understanding of Excel (to pivot tables)
•Be fast and accurate with data entry
•Have an advanced understanding of Sage (Line 50)
•Have an excellent standard of written and spoken English
•Have a genuine desire to provide excellent service to internal and external customers

Role Responsibilities

•Processing payments and sales transactions
•Processing supplier invoices
•Data entry to Sage
•Data entry to various spreadsheets
•Maintenance of finance side of client management system
•Liaison with colleagues to advise of any payment issues arising
•Issuing proforma invoices
•Responding to internal & external customers’ queries by phone and/or e-mail as required.
•Checking daily print orders & forwarding to printers
•Controlling petty cash float
•Reporting staff attendance, holidays & absences to payroll department
•Management of domain name purchasing & renewals
•Credit control in conjunction with Accountant
•Providing cover for Accountant as required.

Company

Our client is the UK's trusted online trade directory, for which the company thank both the public for their strong support of the company’s service, and their great traders who prove that there is an alternative to the 'cowboys'.

Why should you apply?

•To join a fantastic company
•To become part of a great team
•To showcase your knowledge and skill set

If you’re the ideal candidate our client is looking for, please send your CV by clicking the APPLY button

Keywords: Assistant Accountant, Sage Line 50, Excel, Data Entry, Finance, Processing, Payments, Spreadsheets, Petty Cash, Customers, External, Internal

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• Demonstrated experience using Spark AR Studio to build effects.
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• Competitive Salary.
• Work Laptop, phone (most roles) and latest tools and technologies.
• 25 days annual leave (pro-rata) plus paid bank holidays.
• Expanding workforce with options for permanent positions and career progress ion for top performers.
• The experience of working with a company that will make your CV stand out from the crowd.

• Assist with the management of bank accounts
• Keep record of financial transactions; process sales invoices, receipts and payments
• Maintain customer/supplier account records
• Administer employee bank cards, business expenses and reimbursable costs
• Assist with subsidiary accounts
• File historical records
• Research and comply with legal requirements as they pertain to the company's operational and financial activities
• Assist with the collation of information required for auditors and other external data users
• Provide administrative and clerical support as needed
• Liaise with clients and suppliers
• Coordinate with other people/departments for information
• Assist with ad hoc bookkeeping duties

• You have a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
• You are analytical with proficient data entry skills
• You are AAT qualified or you have at least 2 years of experience in a similar role
• You have worked with Xero
• You are an effective communicator with excellent verbal and written communication skills
• You have a high degree of integrity and discretion
• You are a team player and are able to cope with a diverse and rapidly changing workflow
• You take initiative at work and are able to independently assess issues and initiate solutions.

• Annual salary £30,000 - £34,000 depending on experience
• 22 holiday days (excluding Bank Holidays) + 3 paid holiday days over Christmas
• Flexitime with core working hours and occasional remote working
• Pension
• Private health insurance
• Group life insurance
• Subsidised healthy lunch with Feedr when on site

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We now have more than 8,500 colleagues in over 40 countries worldwide, and we work with over 200 partners to deliver value and success for our customers. Today, Clarivate is a publicly traded company, listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker NYSE:CCC.

Clarivate is committed to building, nurturing, and developing a diverse culture of belonging where new colleagues can bring their authentic self to work every day! Join us!

At Clarivate, we believe human ingenuity can transform the world and improve our future. That’s why we harness our global reach, curate our content, and invest in best-in-class technology and people.

We are looking for trailblazers to help us build some of the world’s most trusted innovation brands across the entire lifecycle of innovation. Our brands span scientific and academic research; patent analytics and regulatory standards; pharmaceutical and biotech intelligence; trademark, domain and brand protection. We are a publicly-traded company with a rich heritage and a bold entrepreneurial mission.

If you are motivated by the challenge of helping people and organizations go from new ideas to life-changing innovations, we are excited to consider you for a position at Clarivate.

The Position:

The International Tax Accountant will be supporting the Senior Tax Manager with all of the Group operations outside of the UK and Americas.  This will include tax compliance, tax reporting, audits, correspondence with tax authorities, transfer pricing, withholding tax, repatriation and all other tax aspects as needed ensuring compliance based upon sound research, analysis and interpretation of tax laws and tax reporting guidance under IFRS and US GAAP. This person will have the opportunity to develop a new best in class UK tax organization to ensure long-term optimization of tax strategies in collaboration with the global tax group and business units.

Key position responsibilities include:

• Responsible for the tax compliance process for a number of companies within the Group’s International operations work to include all related analysis, research memos and support.   The tax compliance is outsourced and the role entails managing their process and deliverables.
• With the Senior Tax Manager being responsible for the completion of the tax reporting matters for the quarter and annual reports for the International group and potentially other countries including the preparation and oversight of the tax expense, deferred taxes, valuation allowances and contingency reserves.
• Responsible for ensuring tax payments are accurately calculated and made on a timely manner
• Serve as subject matter expert to ensure that the tax filing positions are supported by sound research.
• Assist the wider Tax Group with identifying, researching and implementing tax savings strategies.
• Provide direction and support to outside advisors working on tax projects include M&A activity.
• Project coordination responsibilities including integration work following acquisitions made by the group
• Coordination of the international tax filings to support Country by Country Reporting and transfer pricing
• Understanding compliance guidelines with US GAAP, IFRS and SEC regulations.
• Implement, maintain and report SOX tax controls and processes over the international tax process.
• Ensure controls over Corporate Criminal Offence are maintained and where necessary enhanced
• Interact with financial accounting on a regular basis. 
• Other duties as needed to fulfill tax responsibilities for the tax department

Knowledge, skill and experience:

• University Degree
• Big 4 experience preferred
• Minimum of 3-6 years of experience working in tax required
• Must possess superior organizational and documentation skills
• Extremely detailed oriented
• Ability to research and propose resolutions on complex tax issues
• Strong analytical skills set and solid experience with tax financial data
• Solid Word, Excel, PowerPoint, spreadsheet and computer knowledge
• Excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to foster a team oriented environment, working collaboratively with cross-functional departments
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.

It is the policy of Clarivate to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Clarivate will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

Clarivate™ is a global leader in providing solutions to accelerate the lifecycle of innovation. Our bold mission is to help customers solve some of the world’s most complex problems by providing actionable information and insights that reduce the time from new ideas to life-changing inventions in the areas of science and intellectual property. We help customers discover, protect and commercialize their inventions using our trusted subscription and technology-based solutions coupled with deep domain expertise.
We now have more than 8,500 colleagues in over 40 countries worldwide, and we work with over 200 partners to deliver value and success for our customers. Today, Clarivate is a publicly traded company, listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker NYSE:CCC.
Clarivate is committed to building, nurturing, and developing a diverse culture of belonging where new colleagues can bring their authentic self to work every day! Join us!

At Clarivate, we believe human ingenuity can transform the world and improve our future. That’s why we harness our global reach, curate our content, and invest in best-in-class technology and people.

We are looking for trailblazers to help us build some of the world’s most trusted innovation brands across the entire lifecycle of innovation. Our brands span scientific and academic research; patent analytics and regulatory standards; pharmaceutical and biotech intelligence; trademark, domain and brand protection. We are a publicly-traded company with a rich heritage and a bold entrepreneurial mission.

If you are motivated by the challenge of helping people and organizations go from new ideas to life-changing innovations, we are excited to consider you for a position at Clarivate.

The Position:

The International Tax Accountant will be supporting the Senior Tax Manager with all of the Group operations outside of the UK and Americas.  This will include tax compliance, tax reporting, audits, correspondence with tax authorities, transfer pricing, withholding tax, repatriation and all other tax aspects as needed ensuring compliance based upon sound research, analysis and interpretation of tax laws and tax reporting guidance under IFRS and US GAAP. This person will have the opportunity to develop a new best in class UK tax organization to ensure long-term optimization of tax strategies in collaboration with the global tax group and business units.

Key position responsibilities include:

• Responsible for the tax compliance process for a number of companies within the Group’s International operations work to include all related analysis, research memos and support.   The tax compliance is outsourced and the role entails managing their process and deliverables.
• With the Senior Tax Manager being responsible for the completion of the tax reporting matters for the quarter and annual reports for the International group and potentially other countries including the preparation and oversight of the tax expense, deferred taxes, valuation allowances and contingency reserves.
• Responsible for ensuring tax payments are accurately calculated and made on a timely manner
• Serve as subject matter expert to ensure that the tax filing positions are supported by sound research.
• Assist the wider Tax Group with identifying, researching and implementing tax savings strategies.
• Provide direction and support to outside advisors working on tax projects include M&A activity.
• Project coordination responsibilities including integration work following acquisitions made by the group
• Coordination of the international tax filings to support Country by Country Reporting and transfer pricing
• Understanding compliance guidelines with US GAAP, IFRS and SEC regulations.
• Implement, maintain and report SOX tax controls and processes over the international tax process.
• Ensure controls over Corporate Criminal Offence are maintained and where necessary enhanced
• Interact with financial accounting on a regular basis. 
• Other duties as needed to fulfill tax responsibilities for the tax department

Knowledge, skill and experience:

• University Degree
• Big 4 experience preferred
• Minimum of 3-6 years of experience working in tax required
• Must possess superior organizational and documentation skills
• Extremely detailed oriented
• Ability to research and propose resolutions on complex tax issues
• Strong analytical skills set and solid experience with tax financial data
• Solid Word, Excel, PowerPoint, spreadsheet and computer knowledge
• Excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to foster a team oriented environment, working collaboratively with cross-functional departments
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.

It is the policy of Clarivate to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Clarivate will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.