Blair West is supporting a global technology business with their search for an Assistant Accountant to join their central finance operations team based in Newcastle, on a fixed-term basis until the end of the year (31^st December). There is a high chance this role will become permanent at the conclusion of the contract, based on meeting business and personal performance expectations.

Reporting into the Financial Operations Manager, this is a hybrid role focusing on assisting management of financial relationships and processes with a high profile, global client base.

The opportunity:

• Work with key clients and other departments to understand requirements, building and maintaining suitable billing processes.
• Investigate and pursue aged items with clients.
• Present the billing system internally in order to share key knowledge.
• Upload invoices into the accounting software with monthly reconciliations.
• Respond to internal and external queries and tickets.
• Monitor monthly fees and ensure they are billed in a timely manner.
• Raise consolidated invoices using existing Microsoft Excel macros and worksheets.
• Managing FX transactions within our third-party software.
• Manage inter-account transfers in various currencies.
• Processing multi-currency payments to our global partners.
• Supporting our global partners with various questions.
• Maintaining reconciliations between our platform and accounting software.
• Uploading payments in bulk to our banking and PayPal portals for review.

You’ll be the ideal candidate for this position if you’re:

• Actively studying AAT/equivalent.
• Knowledgeable with MS Office, particularly Excel.
• Able to manage own workload and prioritise key tasks.
• Great with communication, especially with senior stakeholders.
• NetSuite experience desirable.
• Able to work in a smaller team and pick up duties outside of their job description on an ad-hoc basis.

The benefits included with this opportunity:

• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays (pro-rata).
• Enhanced pension contributions.
• Enhanced parental leave.
• Private medical insurance and life assurance.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Enhanced Wellness Program.

Our commitment:

Blair West is an equal-opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and inclusion at every stage of the recruitment process. We are committed to fairness, equality, and ongoing diversity training for our team to give our candidates and clients a feeling of belonging during their experience with us. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during their experience with us, please speak to their consultant. 

If you’d like to speak to someone about this opportunity:

Jason Hogg:  jason@blairwest.co.uk / 07873614806