Assistant Accountant

Chalk Hill Group are working with a well-established professional services business to recruit an Assistant Accountant to join their London-based Finance Team.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing the monthly billing process, including raising and reviewing invoices.
• Producing fee forecasts and projections.
• Monitoring WIP, project budgets and profitability.
• Preparing project financial analysis and monthly reporting.
• Investigating and resolving billing and financial discrepancies.
• Working closely with Project Managers and internal stakeholders to ensure projects are billed accurately and on time.
• Supporting management accounts and audit processes.
• Helping improve project financial processes and systems.

You'll ideally have:

• Strong billing and WIP experience.
• Good Excel and financial analysis skills.
• Experience working with project accounting or project management systems.
• Knowledge of VAT and billing compliance.
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Strong communication skills and a proactive approach.

• £35,000–£40,000
• London location
• Hybrid working available after probation
• Opportunity to develop project accounting and financial analysis skills
• Potential study support
• Supportive and collaborative Finance Team
• Exposure to a varied portfolio of projects and senior stakeholders

If you're looking for a role that offers more than traditional billing and want to develop your project accounting and commercial finance experience, we'd be keen to hear from you.

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