Financial Assistant/Accounting

Al menos 1 año de experiencia

• Experience working with accounting packages.
• Very good IT skills, particularly on Excel and word.
• Good written and spoken communication skills in English and Spanish.
• Literacy and Numeracy: Able to understand profit and loss calculations and basic business finance, e.g., depreciation, capital and revenue expenditure, cash-flow, overheads, etc.
• Financial analytical skills: ability to review and compare forecast to actuals, analyse variances.
• Knowledge of statutory accounting principles and practices, including accruals and the impact of financial transactions.
• At least 6 months experience on accounting related jobs

Información detallada sobre el trabajo Financial Assistant/Accounting. Términos y condiciones de vacante

Funciones

1. Financial accounting: a. All aspects of bookkeeping including the daily processing of income and expenditure, reconciliations, journals and Payroll related transactions. b. Maintenance of Balance Sheet accounts, including the allocation and clearing processes. c. Dealing with the accounting hub in India, in all aspects related to financial transactions, adjustments and reconciliations, as well as control procedures d. Working with Registrars to ensure that all TCMS (Teaching Centre Management System- registration system for teaching) transactions (related to income collection) are processed accurately and in a timely manner. e. Support to Finance Officer on the month-end processes 2. Management accounting and financial control: a. Preparation of financial reports and extraction of data from SAP to support Finance Officer on the cash flow, vendor reconciliations, debtor management, budget management and any other financial area. b. Analysis of hub reports on financial control c. Detailed review and follow up of expenditure on cost efficiency exercises d. Preparation of returns to government agencies (including IVA, IRPF and INE-Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas) 3. Training and development: a. Support to the Finance Officer on the provision of support to all operational managers and finance colleagues on SAP (accounting software used by British Council worldwide), CAMPUS (customised software that deals with student’s registration) and any other accounting procedures. b. Support to Finance Officer on the organisation of workshops, training and ad-hoc support related to accounting procedures. c. Keeping up to date with SAP and TCMS developments, as well as any other finance projects developed corporately. 4. Tax and status a) Support the FC in the request for information from external auditors 5. Any other duties that may reasonably be requested by your line manager, for example: ad hoc requests from India or London, NAO and Internal Audit visits, external auditors’ requests, any special change projects or initiatives to change procedures, etc.

Requisitos

• Experience working with accounting packages. • Very good IT skills, particularly on Excel and word. • Good written and spoken communication skills in English and Spanish. • Literacy and Numeracy: Able to understand profit and loss calculations and basic business finance, e.g., depreciation, capital and revenue expenditure, cash-flow, overheads, etc. • Financial analytical skills: ability to review and compare forecast to actuals, analyse variances. • Knowledge of statutory accounting principles and practices, including accruals and the impact of financial transactions. • At least 6 months experience on accounting related jobs

Se ofrece

S: 22.000€b/a 8:30 - 17:00h Location: Madrid Duration: Approx. 4 months