JOB DESCRIPTION
ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT
Title
Subtitle
Job Title |
Assistant Accountant |
Reports to
|
Financial Controller |
Location |
Edinburgh |
Direct Reports
|
CFO |
Team/ Dept |
Finance
|
Hours of Work |
37.5 |
Our Vision Statement: to help keep people safe and solve crime.
We are a team of diverse, talented professionals with shared values and goals. Many in our team were police officers, their experience combined with our proven track record, is the reason UK law enforcement, and our courts, trust Forensic Analytics.
We're committed to supporting our law enforcement partners as digital forensics evolves, using our expertise to help them tackle their toughest challenges.
Our team empowers our law enforcement partners to protect the most vulnerable and swiftly convict those that cause harm.
We can make the difference and help strengthen public confidence and trust in law enforcement.
Summary of Position:
Reporting to the Financial Controller in Edinburgh, this includes but is not restricted to:
The Role:
Accounts Receivable:
- Prepare and send new invoices to customers on Sage Intacct, the details of which are send from Hubspot (CRM).
- Manage the customer set-up on Sage Intacct.
- Review the accuracy of the new invoices weekly with the CFO.
- Monitor Accounts Receivable for late payers and follow up on outstanding debt with customers and the sales team.
- Effective digital filing of customer invoices.
- Manage the admin e-mail in-box for correspondence from sales and customers.
- Manage credit checks on Experian
Accounts Payable:
- Manage the accounts payable email in-box for correspondence from suppliers.
- Manage the supplier set-up on Sage Intacct.
- Raise purchase orders in line with levels of authority for procuring supply of services and stock for the company.
- Prepare weekly payment files for review. Load payments into bank.
- Monitor Accounts Payable for late payments and outstanding invoices.
- Effective digital filing of supplier invoices.
Banking and Internal Employee Cards:
- Reconcile the bank accounts weekly.
- Manage the Pleo debit cards within the business.
- Follow-up on outstanding Pleo debit card receipts with staff.
Other:
- Any other job-related duties as reasonably required.
Skills and Experience
Essential:
- Bookkeeping qualification, or a numerate subject, however other backgrounds will be considered.
- Or qualified by experience.
- Minimum of 3 years in a similar role.
- Experience - Worked in a growing entrepreneurial business would be helpful.
- Initiative - self-starting rather than accepting passively.
- Technical - Strong accounting and excel skills.
- Knowledge and understanding of Finance systems and reporting.
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Experience on Sage Intacct (ERP) would be very helpful.
- The successful candidate will be required to undertake security clearance to at least NPPV+SC level, we will not be able to hire candidates who are unlikely to achieve such a clearance level which requires 5 years UK residency and history.
Personal Requirements (about you)
Seek people with FA’s core values at heart: honesty, integrity and respect.
- Self-motivated and an independent self-starter, able to work on own initiative with minimum supervision.
- Proactive with strong organizational and project management skills with an attention to detail.
- Business acumen and commercially aware
- Ambitious with the ability to think outside the box.
- Have the willingness and preference to “roll up your sleeves” and work alongside your fellow colleagues
- Capable of building relationships with others to achieve key objectives.
- Strong Emotional Intelligence.
- Problem solver.
- Flexible and adaptable.
- Advocate best practice and continuous improvement.
- Willing to challenge existing processes and lateral thinker.
- Fluent English speaker with excellent written English.
This job description is not exhaustive and will be subject to periodic review. It may be amended to meet the changing needs of the business. The post-holder will be expected to participate in this process and we would aim to reach an agreement on any changes.
Forensic Analytics Ltd | Registered in England and Wales. Company No: 08606475, Pixmore Centre, Pixmore Avenue, Letchworth, SG6 1JG
+44 800 158 3830 | www.forensicanalytics.io