Position Overview & Specifications

Position Type: Permanent, Full-Time

Work Pattern Days

Department: Finance

Location: EMA/Hybrid

Responsible to: Finance Manager

Role Summary

The assistant accountant is a key role in supporting the Finance Manager in ensuring key financial processes are completed to enable the accurate production of the monthly/annual financial statements and to ensure proper financial controls (all reconciliations done and clearing accounts cleared).

Main Responsibilities

Sales invoicing - ensure all flights are properly invoiced to customers in line with each customer contract
Customer account maintenance – ensure new accounts and changes are made in line with the customer contract
Vendor review
Review of vendor payment details and advise Purchase Ledger of any changes required
Changes to bank details confirmed with supplier

Major account management finance support – work with the operations account manager to ensure that all invoices are raised promptly and that all costs are properly recharged and that all customer queries are responded to promptly.
Monthly balance sheet reconciliations and review
Accounting for IOM subsidiary – month end journals, reconciliations
Assist with preparation for Statutory accounts
Assist with VAT returns
Assist with Tax return preparation/queries
Vendor creation and payment review
Assist with project to automate the vendor payment process
Assist with update to vendor onboarding process
Updating bank payment details in Business Central

Intra group recharges – ensure all intra group charges on the balance sheet are promptly invoiced each month
Customer cost recharges – ensure all costs are promptly recharged to the customers
Bank Reconciliations –Review bank reconciliation for month end financial statements
Adhoc
New inventory system implementation impacts on finance processes
Intra Group review

Academic/Educational Requirements

Educated to ‘A’ level or equivalent
Accounting/Finance qualification

Required Skills/Experience/knowledge:

2-5 years experience within a finance team

· Knowledge of Airline Industry an advantage

Excellent IT skills specifically ERP systems (Microsoft Business Central preferred), and Microsoft Excel.
Clear and concise written and spoken communication skills
Ability to present written information in a structured and balanced way
Complete tasks on time, especially during financial period ends
Excellent interpersonal skills and be able to deal effectively and professionally with both internal and external clients and suppliers.
Proactive, confident, self-starter with ability to work as part of a team
Ability to work to strict deadlines.
Attention to detail, accuracy & quality minded

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £40,000.00 per year

Schedule: