At Totaljobs Group, we help everyone get the job that best fits their life. Whether it is the next step in their career, or a job to pay the bills - we exist to match lifestyles with livelihoods.  

We play our part by giving people everything they need to find the right job for them in that moment; making jobs work for more people, whatever they do, and however they choose to do it. 

Equal opportunities are important to us. We believe that diversity and inclusion at Totaljobs is critical to our success as a global company, so we want to recruit, develop, and keep the best talent on the market. We encourage applications from everyone, regardless of your background, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, ethnicity, belief, age, family or parental status, and any other characteristic. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application or interviewing, please let us know. 

We also have a hybrid approach to working from home and in the office!

We are looking for a highly motivated Assistant Financial Accountant to work within the Totaljobs Finance team. This role will ideally suit a PQA or newly qualified individual with 3-5 years experience. Min 2:1 Degree or similar in a numeric based subject is essential. In addition, a career to date that demonstrates a solid understanding of general accounting. The ideal candidate will have been involved in or produced stat accounts, good understanding of IFRS and GAAP. Reporting to the Financial Accountant, you will be focusing on supporting the ‘Product Solutions’ sales team, implementing financial processes and controls around new products. 

In addition, you will gain experience across all aspects of control, compliance and statutory reporting across the broader Atlantic finance team comprising of Totaljobs Group and Saon Group. 

This is an exciting opportunity which offers you the opportunity to work closely with the commercial teams and shape the processes from order to cash. 

The role is based in Stepstone UK head office in central London, with occasional travel to our Havant office as necessary. 

Key responsibilities:

• Responsible for the order to cash process for the Product Solutions team 

• Embed the newly created process, update and amend as necessary 

• Liaising with sales to ensure contacts are completed accurately, signed and filed 

• Ensuring completeness of billing information to facilitate invoicing and collection 

• Raise invoices for this product line 

• Accurately report and recognise revenue and costs 

• Calculate and post journals for deferred revenue, accrued revenue, cost of sales and commission. 

• Apply accurate nominal coding and adhere to group policy and apply local GAAP and/or IFRS 

• Weekly reporting of invoiced sales, revenue and order book 

• Work with the business to prepare forecasts and budgets 

• Calculation of commission payments 

• Booking and reconciliation of intercompany transactions 

• Monthly reporting and analysis 

• Additionally support the financial accountant with a variety of financial task, including, but not limited to: Balance sheet reconciliations, intercompany accounting, statutory account preparation, banking and various compliance tasks for the wider business 

Desirable skills:

• Part or newly qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA 

• Minimum of two years experience in an accounting environment 

• Highly motivated and results oriented 

• Logical and proactive approach to problem solving 

• Ability work to tight deadlines 

• Excellent attention to accuracy and detail 

• Good knowledge of accounting standards, especially with application to revenue 

• Technical knowledge of IFRS and local GAAP would be an advantage 

• Strong written and oral communication skills with the ability to influence at all levels of the organisation 

• Experience of working in a busy finance team and ability to manage competing priorities  

• Confident, motivated and results oriented 

• Strong academic background and a proactive approach to learning and development 

• Experience of Oracle Financials an advantage 

• Strong Excel skills 

Benefits and Rewards - How we recognise our employees hard work and talent:

Holiday - We feel work-life balance is important, so we offer every single one of our employees 29 days holiday a year, plus public holidays.  Everyone also has the option to buy or sell up to three days each year in our Holiday Flex scheme. 

Family Leave - At TJG we understand that laying the foundations for a smooth start to family leave will also make for an easier transition back to the workplace and subject to qualifying criteria, the benefits under the Company Family schemes are more generous than required under current legislation.

Pension Scheme - To help our people plan for their future we offer a competitive pension scheme.

Eye Tests - Every employee receives a voucher which entitles them for a free eye test every year.

Medical Insurance - All employees are eligible to apply for private medical insurance cover which also includes a digital GP service. 

Charity - Each Totaljobs Group employee receives x2 additional days off every year to volunteer to charitable causes. We also give our employees the chance to 'give as they earn' meaning they can donate tax-free to a registered charity, and Totaljobs Group will match their contribution up to a value of £10 per month. 

For more information about Totaljobs Group benefits please look at the Totaljobs Group career site. 

When you apply for a role with us you will be asked to complete an equal opportunities questionnaire. If you have any questions about this, please feel free to reach out to one of the team.