Outsourcing Assistant
hace 18 días
London
LGS Vision Recruitment are supporting a forward-thinking growing firm of accountants who are based in the City of London with a Outsourcing Assistant position. \n Our outsourcing team acts as the day-to-day finance function for a portfolio of clients effectively, an extension of their internal team. As an Assistant Accountant you’ll keep their books accurate and up to date, support the month end close, and be a friendly, dependable point of contact whenever they need something. \n It’s a varied role with real client exposure. You’ll juggle several clients at once, work closely with a supportive team, and have the chance to develop your technical skills alongside your studies. \n Responsibilities: \n Transaction Processing and Bank Reconciliations \n\n • Accurately process financial transactions including sales invoices, purchase invoices, receipts and payments within client accounting systems.\n, • Perform regular bank reconciliations across multiple client accounts to ensure financial records align with bank statements.\n, • Investigate and resolve discrepancies or missing transactions promptly.\n\n Ledger Maintenance \n\n • Maintain and update purchase, sales and nominal ledgers to ensure completeness and accuracy of financial data.\n, • Ensure transactions are correctly coded and allocated to the appropriate accounts.\n, • Help maintain clean, well-organised accounting records for each client.\n\n Month-End Close and Reconciliations \n\n • Assist with the monthly close process across the client portfolio.\n, • Prepare and maintain balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring supporting schedules are accurate and up to date.\n, • Reconcile key control accounts — bank, VAT, payroll, prepayments and accruals — where required.\n, • Support the preparation of monthly management information by ensuring financial records are complete and accurate.\n, • Identify and investigate unusual balances or variances and escalate where appropriate.\n\n Management Accounts \n\n • Prepare and review monthly and quarterly management accounts, ensuring schedules, accruals, prepayments and journals are complete and supportable.\n, • Conduct variance analysis (vs. budget, prior period and forecast) and write clear, commercial commentary tailored to each client.\n, • Use the management accounts as a platform for advisory conversations — surfacing trends, risks and opportunities the client should act on.\n\n Client Finance Function Support \n\n • Managing client finance inboxes and monitoring incoming financial communications.\n, • Responding to queries from suppliers, staff and other client stakeholders.\n, • Processing incoming invoices, receipts and payment requests.\n, • Communicating with clients to request missing information or clarify financial transactions.\n, • Monitoring outstanding items and following up on missing documentation or approvals.\n, • Helping clients keep their financial records accurate and up to date.\n\n Skills & Experience: \n Experience and Qualifications \n\n • Previous experience in a bookkeeping, assistant accountant or finance assistant role - ideally within an accountancy practice or outsourced finance environment.\n, • Experience supporting multiple clients or entities at the same time is desirable.\n, • Studying towards (or holding) an accounting qualification such as AAT or equivalent is preferred.\n\n Technical Skills \n\n • Hands-on experience with cloud-based accounting software such as Xero, QuickBooks, Sage or similar.\n, • Solid working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, including basic formulas, data organisation and reconciliation tasks.\n, • Familiarity with VAT processes, bank reconciliations and ledger maintenance.\n, • Experience with expense management systems, receipt-processing tools or document-management platforms is a bonus.\n\n Organisation and Attention to Detail \n\n • Strong attention to detail and pride in keeping financial records accurate.\n, • A knack for spotting discrepancies and resolving them efficiently.\n, • Strong organisational skills, with the ability to juggle multiple client deadlines and priorities at once.\n\n Package: \n\n • Starting Salary £25,000 - £35,000\n, • 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays\n, • Hybrid working - 1 day per week\n, • Study support\n, • Company bonuses\n, • Private medical cover\n, • Season ticket loan\n\n For more information, please contact Liam Snell at LGS Vision Recruitment.