Accounts Assistant (Maternity Cover)
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V.
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Description
Make your mark as a Accounts Assistant at Boskalis! The Accounts Assistant supports with maintaining accurate financial records, transactions and reports for companies within the UK Group. This involves tasks related to accounts receivable, accounts payable, invoicing and general bookkeeping.
The role is key in ensuring financial records are accurate, up-to-date, and compliant with regulatory requirements, whilst also providing day-to-day support within the finance team and wider business, helping to ensure queries are resolved efficiently and processes run smoothly.
Main Tasks:
- Oversee cashbook preparations and cashbook posting.
- Process and post petty cash and vessel cash returns.
- Administration of the prepaid expense cards, including issuing new cards, arranging top ups and processing and posting card expense returns.
- Reconcile cash advance ledger accounts.
- Maintain sales ledger and prepare the debtors reports for chasing of overdue invoices.
- Other sales and purchase ledger support tasks as required.
- Prepare and process intercompany recharges.
- Balance sheet reconciliations, including intercompany recharges, prepayments, other debtors and bank & cash.
- Maintain fixed asset register and oversee depreciation posting.
- Ad hoc support to Finance Manager and Project Controllers where required.
- Other accounting and administrative tasks as required.
Required Knowledge & Experience:
- Minimum 2+ years’ experience in a finance or accounting environment.
- AAT or similar qualifications desirable, or qualified by experience
- Good knowledge of general accounting principles and procedures
- Experience with cashbook postings and expense processing
- Experience with bank and ledger reconciliations and control activities
- Basic knowledge of purchase ledger related taxes (VAT, CIS etc.)
- Good IT skills (including Excel) and experience using accounting or ERP systems
- Proficient in data entry and data management, with a high level of accuracy.
- Confident dealing with colleagues across a variety of company locations
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What you can expect:
- A dynamic environment: A job where you can make an impact as part of a diverse, international team of experts.
- Rewarding conditions: As well as offering a competitive salary we give industry leading benefits, including 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (based on a full-time contract), a generous pension package, with the opportunity to add flexible benefits, such as private health care, and the purchase of additional holiday days; free parking and beverages. Conveniently located office with a friendly, supportive team.
- Career development: Plenty of opportunities to realise your full potential with training and development through our Boskalis Academy
Extra Information:
- Your team: Reporting to the Finance Manager, you will work as a Accounts Assistant, in the Finance Business Unit.
- Where you will work: You will be working predominantly at Westminster House in Fareham, Hampshire, UK. Whilst the role is based in Fareham, we offer up to 2 days a week hybrid working.
- Full/part-time job: The position of Accounts Assistant is a full-time job - 37.5 hours a week.
- Permanent/Fixed Term: This is a 1 year fixed term position.
- Next steps: Apply easily by completing the online application form. Interviews are held online and in the office. Once it’s clear we’re a good match, we’ll make you an offer – and look forward to welcoming you to the company.
Additional Information
Interested?
Please apply by filling in your details and by uploading your motivation letter and CV on our careers site.
We will be reviewing applications and conducting interviews on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to apply early. Please note that the position may be closed as soon as a suitable candidate is found.
Disclaimer for recruitment and selection agencies
We don’t accept any unsolicited applications or CVs from recruitment and selection agencies.
About the Company
Boskalis Westminster Ltd, is the UK subsidiary of the Royal Boskalis Group, a leading global dredging and offshore contractor and maritime services provider. With roots in the Netherlands and operations around the globe, we pride ourselves on innovation, safety, and sustainability, offering challenging careers in the heart of the marine engineering sector.
Working at Boskalis is about creating new horizons and sustainable solutions. In a world where population growth, an increase of global trade, demand for (new) energy and climate change are driving forces, we challenge you to make your mark in finding innovative and relevant solutions for complex infrastructural and marine projects. Dredging is one of Boskalis’ core activities and has been at the heart of our business for over 100 years. We have delivered major international projects, including land reclamation for Manila International Airport, the development of Pulau Tekong in Singapore, Singapore’s first polder, and the expansion of the Suez Canal. We have also contributed to the creation of new nature areas such as the Marker Wadden.
Within this role, you will be part of our Dredging division, working on projects that protect coastlines, reclaim land and support the development of vital infrastructure.
Our long history reflects the ingenuity, expertise and commitment of our people. By working collaboratively, we continue to deliver complex projects and create lasting impact around the world.
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About Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V.
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. is a leading global dredging and marine expert company specializing in dredging, offshore energy, and maritime services. The company provides services to the oil and gas industry, renewable energy sector, and coastal defense projects worldwide.