Reconciliations Officer x2 – St Albans

Reconciliations Officer, high volume, large team, financial services, St Albans, c£30,000

Abacus Consulting are proud to be supporting a well-established business based in St Albans. They have a need for a Reconciliation Officer to join their busy team of 10. This role will be permanent/full time, and 100% office based during training, with the possibility of hybrid working after 6 months.

The business has been around for many years, so very well established with positive plans for further growth in 2025, so this is an exciting time for any new hires to be onboarded.

As the Reconciliation officer you will be working as part of a team in a busy and high volume reconciliation environment.  Your duties will include:

• Inputting new customer accounts onto system 
• Cash allocation 
• Produce regular management information
• Query resolution 
• Work closely with other teams to ensure a smooth and efficient process 
• Work within company standards and follow external regulatory controls
• Provide support to colleagues/team as needed

The ideal candidate for the Reconciliation Officer post will have some reconciliations experience, ideally in a high volume environment. Any experience in financial services would be useful and you will need to be a confident Excel user, comfortable working in a busy finance environment.

Anyone who is immediately available/short notice will be of particular interest. Our client is keen to interview and offer ASAP.

Assistant Management Accountant – Eversholt

Assistant Management Accountant, Eversholt, £28,000-£30,000+ study support

Abacus Consulting are delighted to be partnering a growing business as they search for an Assistant Management Accountant to join the team at their office near Woburn.

The role is aimed at AAT level 3-4 candidates with 2-3 years finance experience. As such, the ideal candidate will be active studier who is keen to learn and progress.

Working as part of a finance team in a dynamic and fast paced environment, reporting into Group FD, your duties as the Assistant Management Accountant will include:

• Management accounts preparation
• Variance analysis and commentary
• Balance sheet reconciliations
• Accruals and prepayments
• VAT returns
• Month end tasks
• Business partnering and decision support
• Provide ad hoc finance support to the business as needed 

Any experience of Xero or QuickBooks would be useful. Must be a confident Excel user. Candidates from mobile billing or digital marketing will be of particular interest.

Great benefits on offer including study support, onsite gym and free food. High quality office space in a rural setting. Given location, candidates will need their own vehicle to get to office.  I expect a lot of interest in this role so best to send your CV to Matt Green at Abacus Consulting ASAP!

Finance Assistant – Newport Pagnell

Finance Assistant, Accounts Receivable focus, Milton Keynes, Hybrid Working, 27500K
Our client is seeking a Finance Assistant to join their busy accounts team at the Head Office.  This role is due to internal promotion.

The purpose of your role as the Finance Assistant is to perform the day-to-day transaction processing primarily within the Accounts Receivable function and also supporting the Accounts Payable function

• Ensure that all sales invoices are prepared to a high level of accuracy.
• Ensure that invoices are settled within agreed credit terms.
• Review bank postings and clear all items relating to Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable, such as bank fees and general ledger payments.
• Process purchase invoices  in a timely and accurate fashion.
• Make payments are made in accordance with company policy.
• Raise urgent payment requests and any cheque payments on an ad-hoc basis.
• liaise with  staff and suppliers, ensuring any disputes to sales and purchase invoices are investigated
• Reconcile supplier statements
• Assist with nominal ledger accounts reconciliation on a monthly basis
• Performing credit control processes as required to ensure that all invoices are paid within agreed credit terms
• Process expenses and credit card transactions in line with company policy
• Assist the preparation of the VAT reporting and reclaims.
• To ensure that the financial month end and year end are closed effectively and efficiently.
• To assist with monthly and year end Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable reporting including preparation of information required for the monthly management accounts and the year end audit.
• Other ad hoc duties to be agreed with the Finance Manager/Finance Controller

Experience required for the Finance Assistant

• Experienced in Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable duties
• Multi-currency business experience
• Excellent comprehension of VAT including international VAT
• Good basic understanding of Excel and Word
• Strong communication skills
• Able to work on own and as part of a team.
• Self-motivated with good problem solving skills
• Able to work to tight deadlines

Payroll Advisor – St Albans

Payroll Advisor, St Albans, leading accountancy practice with offices UK wide & internationally, £32k-£34k+ study support + other benefits including perk box & gym membership

Abacus Consulting are delighted to partner a leading accountancy practice in their search for a Payroll Advisor

Working in a busy payroll team, you duties as Payroll Advisor will include:

• Processing payrolls from start to finish
• Payroll journals
• Issue P45 and P60
• Contacting clients by phone and email on a daily basis from an account management perspective to deal with any issues/queries
• Inputting data onto multiple workflow systems and payroll systems

To be considered for this role candidates must have proven all round payroll experience, ideally in accountancy practice or payroll bureau. Experience of star payroll system would be an advantage. Must be a confident Excel user with strong IT skills.

This is a great Payroll Advisor role for a candidate who wants to develop their career in finance. Great benefits too numerous to mention including study support. Active social scene. Free food and drink. Offices are within walking distance of city centre/Thameslink.

Finance Manager – St Albans

Working for FCA regulated financial services company, the Reconciliation Manager will hold responsibility for internal client money reconciliations, financial reporting to Client companies, CASS operational oversight of Client Money Accounts and the associated processes and financial controls.

As the Finance Manager your day to day responsibilities will include:

• Effective management of the Reconciliations Team (8 staff) to control and manage day to day client money activities.  
• Drive through improvements, projects and efficiencies in respect of all Finance processes and controls.
• Responsible for ensuring systems fully support clients and regulators in respect of our financial processes.
• Ensure all relevant regulatory requirements are met including the FCA’s Conduct Rules and Principles.

Seeking Qualified Accountant with Experience of Financial Services including CASS Rules under FCA

Excellent career development opportunity to senior management

Senior Finance Business Partner – 12 Month FTC

Our client, a well-established, highly reputable organisation in the Buckinghamshire area, is seeking a qualified Finance Business Partner to join their finance team on a 12 month FTC basis. The role is responsible for providing timely and accurate financial/management information to key stakeholders.

As the Senior Finance Business Partner your responsibilities will include:

• Attend/present meetings with internal and external stakeholders
• Working with the stakeholders closely to manage expenditure on a day to day basis
• Producing accurate financial performance reporting and updating forecasts
• Producing financial models
• Identify new opportunities and solutions to help improve and drive the business forward

For this position we are looking for someone who has strong business partnering skills across various sectors, with a strong attention to detail and clear and confident communication skills. Ideally someone who has worked in a fast paced, reputable organisation before alongside key stakeholders. This person will be highly IT literate with strong modelling skills and confident communication skills as you will be tasked with working alongside senior stakeholders in the organisation.

This individual will also be self-motivated and pro-active, with the ability to work towards business deadlines. Someone who will be able to demonstrate how they can maintain and nurture relationships across the organisation.

. This role also comes with excellent benefits.

This position sits within a key team in a highly successful, well-established and well regarded organisation who operate to high standards as set by their clients and stakeholders. If you are a confident Finance Business Partner or Finance Manager with business partnering experience who can work from their own initiative, communicate effectively and has a passion for business success, please send your CV for consideration at the earliest opportunity.

Management Accountant – Leighton Buzzard

Working for established multi site organisation, the Management Accountant will provide commercial insight into operational branches and enable regional and site managers to understand cost base and operating budget.

• Review and critical appraisal of branch results highlighting unexpected variances.
• Liaise with Divisional Managing Directors and Directors to help them understand and manage their cost base effectively.
• Create and process prepayments and accruals and reconcile the relevant balance sheet recs, ensuring all balances are justified.
• Calculate staff commission, ensuring accuracy of contractual details and liaising with all relevant parties to ensure figures are submitted to payroll.
• Calculate the profit share accrual on a monthly basis and calculate the quarterly payments due to staff.
• Assisting with all weekly reporting requirements.
• Preparation of bank reconciliations.
• Preparation of VAT returns.
• Assisting with Budgets/Forecasts.
• Assisting with the yearend Statutory accounts.
• Intercompany Transactions
• Provide assistance to the business for the annual budget and pay review processes.

Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable Assistant – Daventry

Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable Assistant, busy professional firm, Daventry, to £30,000

This busy local Accounting Practice have an opportunity for an Accounts Payable / Accounts Receivable Assistant to join the team, working a minimum of 30 hours per week or full time

Based in the office 4 days a week and 1 day from home after completion of 6 month probation your duties will include:

• Sales ledger – raise & process sales invoices, process receipts and operate an efficient & effective credit control service, as appropriate
  Purchase ledger – verify purchase invoices with orders, reconcile against supplier statements & prepare payment schedules, where applicable
  Banking – Maintain an up to date cash book and reconcile against bank statements on an agreed periodic basis
• Petty Cash
• Expenses
• Nominal ledger – processing regular and ad hoc journals, including accruals and depreciation
• VAT – Prepare & submit periodic returns
• Financial – Allocation of nominal accounts posting reference to all source documents, as appropriate and maintain monthly analyses of all relevant nominal accounts for financial year-end & corporation tax purposes

This is a busy role and varied role suited to a candidate who holds varied finance experience. Be able to work on their own initiative and to given time scales. Has good attention to detail and can liaise at all levels with confidence.

Accounts Semi-Senior (medical division) – Luton

Semi Senior Accountant, Luton, c£35,000+ study support + great benefits!

Abacus Consulting are partnering a well-established accountancy practice in Luton as they search for a Semi Senior. This is a permanent, full time role. Office based initially then a hybrid working arrangement.

As a Semi Senior, your duties will include:

Management accounts and accounts preparation

• VAT returns
• Bookkeeping
• Provide ad hoc support to clients as needed
• Support to other team members as and when needed 

The successful candidate will have at least 2-3 years UK accountancy practice experience. You must have a background in medical accounting.  You will be an active studier, ideally ACCA/ACA early stages or at mid-way point.

This role is aimed at progressive candidates. Great benefits are on offer including study support and ongoing personal and professional development. Regular social, networking and charity events. Nurturing environment. Collaborative working.

Plenty of onsite parking. Easily accessible from M1/A1 and there is a regular bus service from central Luton and Hitchin.

Credit Controller – Business to Domestic consumer – Ware

Credit Controller, Ware, circa £30k + benefits. 100% onsite role. Limited onsite parking

Abacus Consulting are delighted to be partnering with a progressive business based in Ware

Working as part of a team of controllers, reporting into Credit Manager, your duties as the Credit Controller will include:

• Chasing late/non payment
• Cash allocation
• Raising credit notes
• Partnering sales team
• Query resolution
• Supporting other team members and Manager as needed

Candidates must have credit experience, ideally in high volume environment. This is office based every day. Need to be OK around dogs as will be dogs in office from time to time. Limited onsite parking so really looking for local candidates who can walk to work or easily get to the office on public transport.