Assistant Accountant - General Ledger; Maternity COVER

Change Group, a leading global provider in foreign currency exchange, is actively seeking a motivated and committed individual to take on the role of Assistant Accountant, General Ledger in our London Head Office. The role is specifically to provide MATERNITY COVER for a minimum period of 9 months with a potential to extend as needed.

To assist the UK based Management Accountants in maintaining accurate financial records, preparing month-end financial accounts and ensuring compliance with accounting principles.

• Financial Record Maintenance: Compile and analyse financial information to prepare entries to general ledger accounts, ensuring accuracy and compliance with accepted policies and procedures.

• Month-End and Year-End Closing: Manage the month-end, quarter-end and year-end closing processes in a timely manner, including preparing and posting journal entries, sub-ledger to ledger reconciliations and managing the accruals and prepayment processes.

• Perform full Trial Balance review
  : review all unusual balances, post approved reclassifications and corrections and support the Management Accountant in resolving all queries.

• Account Reconciliation
  :
  Perform fixed asset and payroll account reconciliations in a timely manner, ensuring that all discrepancies are identified and resolved.

• Key Controls & Compliance
  :
  Ensure integrity and completeness of general ledger, maintain clear audit trail and documentation of all journal entries posted, enforce strict cut‑off and approved controls and ensure all reconciliations and reviews complete before period close.

• Audit Support
  :
  Support the Management Accountant for the year‑end audits, providing necessary documentation and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.

• Process Improvement: Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives to optimise service quality and enhance financial operations.

• Operations: Assist in streamlining and improving the general ledger process and exercise integrity and confidentiality in financial reporting.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.

• 3–6 years of General Ledger accounting experience.

• Strong understanding of month‑end close processes.

• Experience of Oracle ERP system.

• Knowledge of intercompany, payroll, and fixed asset accounting.

• Achieves High Standards: Achieves and maintains performance excellence, despite obstacles, whilst maintaining attention to detail.

• Builds & Maintains Relationships
  :
  Connects with and influences others to create and maintain relationships built upon mutual respect, understanding and trust.

• Flexibility
  :
  Able to cope with and embrace change, be flexible and handle uncertainty.

• Promotes Team Work
  :
  Participates collaboratively in work across functions, boundaries and all levels across the business to achieve common goals.

• Sets the Pace: Senses and exploits growth and improvement opportunities and exhibits a sense of urgency and personal ownership.

Salary:£33,333 per annum PRO RATA

Pension: 5% company pension contribution

• Please attach your CV.

• Please also attach a covering letter:
  Tell us about you, your current job, your individual strengths and why you feel you are best suited for the position.

We are looking to hire as soon as possible!