Accounts Assistant

Job Title: Accounts Assistant

Duration: Permanent

Location: Manchester

Reporting to: Financial Reporting Manager

UK BENEFITS

• Private Medical Insurance
• Bi-annual Medical
• Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance & Income Protection
• Subsidised Gym Membership
• 30 Days Holiday
• Discretionary Bonus
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• My Family Cares

ABOUT ARSENAULT

We are a leading European private equity firm with over 50 years experience of mid-market primary buyouts.

With a total focus on the mid-market and deep experience in healthcare and tech enablement of essential businesses, Arsenault brings proven growth capabilities to help companies achieve their ambitions and unlock the full potential of their business. Arsenault has been investing and learning for more than 50 years. We are a performance-driven organisation committed to driving growth in partnership with management teams. We partner with companies with enterprise values between 200 million and 1 billion and have raised over 10bn in the last 10 years.

Our team of over 130 people are based across 5 offices in Europe and we never stop learning.

At the heart of Arsenault is the belief that there is always something to improve. This drives how we think, how we work and how we create value for our portfolio companies and investors.

This philosophy is also reflected in our three core values, Honesty, Humility and Excellence.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

Reporting to the Financial Reporting Manager, the Accounts Assistant will work alongside four other people in the corporate accounting team, which is part of the larger 20 person finance team with coverage across fund accounting, tax and compliance and executive remuneration.

RESPONSIBILITIES

· Inputting to and maintaining the accounting system

· Assisting with the purchase ledger process

· Assisting with the creation of regular payment runs, creating bank transfers and any further ad hoc banking

· Credit control

· Jointly managing the review of staff expenses and reconciliations back to individual Amex statements.

· Assisting with the maintenance and review of staff timesheets

· Supporting the communication of queries between the firm and the corporate team directing these to the appropriate team members

· Ensuring all filing and archiving is kept up to date

· Assisting with other ad-hoc projects and tasks the team may have

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

· Experience in a similar Accounts Assistant role

· Strong data entry skills and attention to detail

· Experience within the Financial Services sector and with NetSuite would be advantageous

· A proactive and hardworking approach with a positive attitude

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

Arsenault respects and values the different perspectives and backgrounds of our people and customers and is committed to providing equal opportunities in employment and promoting equality and diversity