Assistant Accountant
IDEMIA Secure Transactions, a division of IDEMIA Group, is the leading technology provider making it safer and easier to pay and connect. With unmatched expertise in cryptography and credential issuance, IST is trusted by over 2,000 financial institutions, mobile operators, automotive manufacturers, and IoT providers worldwide. Every day, IST secures billions of essential transactions, ensuring the highest levels of data protection and convenience.
Purpose
We are looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Assistant Accountant to support our Finance team in Tewkesbury. This role is ideal for someone who has already gained hands-on experience as an Accounts Assistant and is ready to take the next step in their finance career.
You will play a key part in representing the economic transactions of the Division, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with regulations. Your work will directly support decision-making at the management level and contribute to the financial health of the organization.
Key Missions
Your mission:
- Post General Ledger transactions including accruals, provisions, payroll, and tax entries.
- Reconcile Sub-Ledgers with the General Ledger and ensure accuracy of Balance Sheet accounts.
- Prepare Statutory Financial Statements and filings in line with local GAAP.
- Respond to ad-hoc financial queries from internal stakeholders.
- Support internal and external audits and contribute to internal control assessments.
- Provide tax schedules for VAT and Income Tax returns.
- Manage the Fixed Asset Ledger: purchase orders, activation, depreciation, and disposals.
- Monitor import/export compliance and complete government reports (e.g., ONS surveys).
- Contribute to finance projects and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Support the Finance Manager and wider team with various tasks.
Profile & Other Information
To succeed in this position, you will need the following skills:
Must haves
- Previous experience as an Accounts Assistant.
- Strong Excel and Microsoft Office skills.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Strong numerical and analytical abilities.
- Clear and confident communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
Nice to have
- AAT qualification.
- Experience with financial systems such as AX, D365, TM1.
If you’re dependable, self-sufficient, and thrive in fast-paced environments, you take ownership of your work, deliver high-quality results with minimal supervision, and are always looking for ways to improve processes, you are a perfect candidate for this role and we will happy to talk with you!
By choosing to work at IDEMIA IST, you will join a unique tech company, offering a wide range of growth opportunities. You will contribute to a safer world, collaborating with an international and global community. We value the diversity of our teams and welcome people from all walks of life, regardless of how they look, where they come from, who they love, or what they think.
We deliver cutting edge, future proof innovation that reach the highest technological standards and we’re transforming, fast, to stay a leader in a world that’s changing fast, too.
At IDEMIA, people can develop their expertise and feel a sense of ownership and empowerment, in a global environment, as part of a company with the ambition and the ability to change the world.
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