Trainee Accounting Assistant

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 24 April 2026
LOCATION
London
TYPE
Contract
LEVEL
Entry-level
CATEGORY
Accounting
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SKILLS

AAT qualified Accounting Finance Business Administration Numerical skills Attention to detail Confidentiality

FULL DESCRIPTION

We are seeing Trainee Accounting Assistant for a proactive, analytical individual who pays keen attention to detail and guarantees total confidentiality of work information. A great opportunity as a proactive individual, seeing to develop their career, including a role that offers real ownership, while remaining in a collaborative environment.

Job Description as Trainee Accounting Assistant:

Managing payable also receivable ledgers, including:

  • Posting supplier invoices even expense forms
  • Processing bank payments
  • Creating SO ad DD and ensuring list is up to date at all time
  • Posting bank and petty cash transactions into the accounting system
  • Preparing and posting inter-company invoices
  • Managing petty cash
  • Posting journal entries, including accruals and prepayments
  • Developing month-end reconciliations
  • Making VAT returns

Degree, qualification and professional skills:

  • AAT qualified either Degree in Finance, Accountancy or Business Administration (Desirable)
  • No expertise necessary as training will be provided.
  • Excellent numerical skills and attention to detail
  • Fluent in English

Soft skills:

  • High regard for confidentiality
  • Work ethics
  • Problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
  • Well organised
  • Strong team player
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