Study Group is hiring a
Assistant Accountant

Summary

The Assistant Financial Accountant role at Study Group's Brighton Head Office supports the Senior Financial Accountant, managing the UK & EU ISCs business general ledger. The position involves maintaining general ledgers, variance analysis, balance sheet reporting, reconciliation and controls, monitoring systems, and relationship management with FP&A teams.

Requirements

• ACCA/ACA/CIMA studier
• Preparation of general ledger journals
• Completion of complex and high-volume balance sheet reconciliations. Investigating and resolving reconciling items

Responsibilities

• Maintenance of general ledgers including revenue and staff expenses postings, accruals, prepayments and other general ledger journals
• Liaise with the FP&A team to explain monthly variances to budget and YoY
• Ensure consistency and accuracy of coding of invoices, expenses and other items
• Ensure all payroll journals are correctly posted
• Preparation of monthly balance sheet presentation journals
• Prepare schedules for the year-end audit and interim audit
• Completion of actuals for liquidity reporting
• Completion of ONS returns when necessary
• Prepare monthly reconciliations of balance sheet accounts, including unearned revenue, accruals and prepayments. Ensure differences are identified and resolved
• Investigate Study Global and other systems-related issues as required
• Prepare fixed asset capitalisations on the Agresso fixed asset module
• Approval of Payments on the HSBC banking system
• Develop and maintain internal relationships with the FP&A team and Group Corporate Team
• Liaison with auditors at interim and year-end audit
• Assist the Senior Financial Accountant or the FP&A team with ad hoc project work as required
• Involvement in Finance team projects e.g. finance systems