Accountant

Company Background

Britannia Financial Group is a global financial group offering banking, securities and investment management services, providing a wide range of bespoke financial services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, and individuals. With more than 120 years of Banking tradition, the group is headquartered in the City of London and maintains offices in major financial centres around the world.

Purpose of the role

The vacancy sits within the Group finance team which has a boutique feel to it therefore offering a great amount of diversity and breadth and very real exposure to senior stakeholders. You will be supporting the business with timely and accurate financial information processing as well as analytical reviews to aid the businesses growth.

Key responsibilities of the role

• Process purchase invoices and expenses claims accurately and within payment terms.
• Deal promptly with queries from suppliers and internal stakeholders
• Ensure all invoices/expenses are authorised in line with limits
• Generate weekly or ad-hoc supplier payment runs and provide supporting information and invoices for funding requests. Set up new suppliers
• Bank reconciliations and revaluations
• Prepare accruals and prepayments schedule
• Prepare Fixed Assets reconciliation schedule
• Complete supplier and customers statement reconciliations
• Revenue uploads and reconciliation
• Review and manage AP workflows to ensure effective invoice approvals and processing
• Be part of the continuous improvement of firms purchase and sales ledger processes
• Assist the with ad-hoc tasks and analysis

Qualifications / Educational Requirements

• Good academic background,
• Educated to degree standard - preferable, but not essential
• Part Qualified ACA / ACCA / CIMA
• Experienced in Power BI

Relevant Experience

• 2/3 years accounting and finance related experience gained in industry or in practice
• Demonstrate ability to work well as a team
• High attention to details and being proactive and self-motivated
• Experience of working in a high paced deadline driven environment
• Advanced Excel skills and Power BI