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Phillips Grant Associates are exclusively supporting a progressive technology driven financial services business within Central London, to recruit a Trainee Accountant to support the CFO within a highly automated finance function. This is a hybrid position, working 4 days at home and 1 day in the office. The ideal candidate will need to keep up to date with technological developments as the company continues to utilise technology to streamline processes and procedures.This is a fantastic opportunity to join a business open to providing full study support including exams, books, courses and fees for your ACCA / CIMA exams.Responsibilities:Processing remittance and allocating paymentsManaging the finance inbox, managing queries and escalating non-routine matters appropriatelyIdentifying and following up on errors in paymentsResponding to non-finance staff queriesBecoming a ‘super user’ of our systemsContribute to company-wide initiatives, improving efficiency, service quality, reducing costs through automation whilst challenging the status quo and innovationMonth end processing of payments due and drawdownsWeekly employee expense payments & processingNew employee onboarding administration, including pension setup and HR system processingWeekly supplier payment run (plus any other ad-hoc runs as required)Reconciliation of the bank accounts in the finance systemPreparation of month end Profit and Loss, Balance SheetAssisting with the audit processPreparation of regular monthly and quarterly compliance reporting for capacity and regulatorsOther ad-hoc compliance, investor, auditor, VAT, tax, capacity or regulatory reportingThis company offers a competitive package including full study support, a very competitive salary, 30 days annual leave, private medical, life assurance and income protection. It is