Assistant Accountant

Description:

As a key member of the independent finance team, you will play a role across the business to ensure that financial processes are upheld, risks are managed and areas for opportunity identified. A key success of the role will be focus on the financial support and development of the independent agents with a focus on the allocation of funds and accurate recording of transactions to bookings. This involves, but is not limited to account reconciliation, pay suppliers timely and accurately supplier queries and correspondence, cash management, GL Reconciliation and month end activities including compliance with regulatory reporting and FCTG Group Accounting Policies

Primary Responsibilities

Team & Operational

• System upgrade & project testing
• Build and foster relationships across the business
• Tracking & reporting of team key performance indicators
• Identify commercial opportunities within the business model
• Support our Finance Business Partner and the Transactional Leader on key initiatives
• Support and foster a positive, well balanced team environment and culture
• Ad-hoc projects to continually improve the team processes and controls

Financial

• Assist with ad hoc analysis
• Identifying risk and ways to mitigate this risk
• Assist with the Half Year and Full Year Audit
• Month end close and preparation of financial reporting requirements
• Assist with Balance Sheet Reconciliations – Debtor Ledger, Unallocated Cash & etc.
• Ensure processes that manage risk, cashflow, supplier payments on time and debtor management

Skills / Experience

• Strong customer focus
• Travel or accounting experience
• High degree of flexibility and ability to deal with change
• High attention to detail with strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with ability to develop relationships at all levels
• Strong analytical skills with initiative to resolve issues and communicate opportunities as they are identified