Junior Finance Assistant

Location: City of London

Salary: £22,000 to £24,000 plus benefits, bonus and exam costs.

Job Summary: Enthusiastic team player required for a Junior Finance Assistant role with opportunities for career progression.

Company

An award winning, trading and investments group dealing in a wide range of financial instruments.  Providing services to an extensive global client base, trading in commodities and energy based derivatives. 

Role

Working within a dynamic and growing finance department, this is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to begin a career in the financial services industry.

You will be trained to analyse, manipulate and reconcile financial instrument trade data.  You will gain an understanding of trade booking, system processing, cross border transactions, P&L reporting and business analysis.  You will be exposed to a variety of financial products.  You will be given the opportunity to be responsible for the transaction full cycle from initiation recognition to preparation of Financial Statements.

You will work with excel spreadsheets and Sage accounting software.

Skills Required

Essential: 

• Educated to degree level
• You will be comfortable with mathematics and excel spreadsheets. 
• You will be keen to obtain an accountancy qualification (AAT) and then (ACCA/CIMA) whilst training on the job. 
• You will be a team player, with an attention to detail and a strong desire to learn.