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Accounts Assistant

Job Summary


To assist in all month end procedures including P&L preparation, forecasting, managing & posting of accruals & prepayments.
Month end and year end reporting and reconciliations will also be a vital role for the successful candidate. 

   

Job Responsibilities

• Secondary approving invoices for payment
• Dealing with petty cash claims, cheque requisitions and expenses.
• Control and maintain a number of station accruals and prepayments
• P&L variance analysis with commentary
• Collate weekly reports from the various stations in preparation for forecasting
• Data entry of KPI’s into Business/Management Pack
• Assist with monthly forecasting and budgetary process
• Assistance to auditors when required
• Assist with year-end reconciliations
• Liaison with billing team over rebates and prepare for accrual input
• Assist in all aspects of investigation and trend analysis when required
• Ad-hoc reporting requirements

Qualifications and Competencies

• Minimum of 4 GCSE’s grade A – C including English and Maths (or equivalent)
• Computer literate, with an extensive knowledge of MS Word, Excel, Outlook & PowerPoint. MS Access knowledge will be considered an advantage
• AAT Qualified or part qualified
• Understanding of Cargo operation is desirable
• Confident, positive, focused and self-motivated
  
• Ability and willingness to show initiative
  
  
• Proactive approach to problem solving
• Ability to prioritise and work under pressure
• Experience of working within a finance department
• Ability to work to deadlines
• Professional telephone manner
• Willingness to work as a team player and prepared to assist other colleagues as and where required and show initiative
• Good written and spoken English and ability to communicate effectively
• Ability to work closely with other departments and managers

 

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
 
Swissport as an equal opportunity employer bases its hiring decisions on the business need and the best qualified candidates available, and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on the basis of any protected category. Candidates who are offered employment may be subject to a criminal record and other background checks as permitted or required by company policy or applicable law. 
 
 

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