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Assistant Accountant

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Term: Permanent
Working hours: Full-time
Department: Accounts
Location: Gatwick
The firm

DMH Stallard is an award winning South East law firm with offices in London, Brighton, Gatwick, Guilford and Horsham. DMH Stallard has grown rapidly since it was established in 1970, and continues to maintain its focus on building long term relationships with clients to help deliver their goals and objectives.Our firm provides a comprehensive range of commercial, dispute resolution and litigation, employment, cyber security and cyber-crime, corporate, intellectual property, real estate and technology, media and telecoms advice to both businesses and individuals. Our clients, our people and our professional networks are the keys to our success.

The department

We are looking for an Assistant Accountant to ensure monthly payroll tasks are completed in a timely manner, staff members are compensated on time and all relevant payments are made accurately and within time to the HMRC relating to payroll. You will also collaborate with the HR department to help process statutory deductions, starters and leavers, dealing with manual calculations and ensuring all items relating to payroll are submitted on time.

You will further assist with monitoring tasks within the nominal team including daily bank reconciliations, journals, analysis reports and supporting the financial controller and senior management accountant.

Other information

WHO AND WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

The key criteria for the ideal candidate will include:  

  • Either already has, or is well advanced in obtaining accountancy qualification e.g. AAT/CIMA or equivalent
  • Experience within an Accounts department, preferably processing payroll and submitting HMRC payments relating to payroll
  • Understanding of payroll legislation including a basic knowledge of PAYE, tax codes, benefits and national insurance would be beneficial
  • IT literate, including some experience with a payroll software, strong excel skills including an understanding of functional formulas and pivot tables
  • High level of attention to detail and data entry accuracy
  • Team player – flexible approach to work and a willingness to support the team with their deadlines
  • Motivated individual with a positive ‘can do’ attitude
  • Good organisational skills in order to work to strict deadlines and the ability to prioritise own work where necessary
  • Ability to work on own initiative and generate solutions
  • Able to provide a high quality service to internal and external stakeholders

This is a great opportunity for someone enthusiastic and reliable to work within a forward thinking, award winning law firm.