General Ledger Accounts Assistant

​We are currently recruiting for an experienced General Ledger Accounts Assistant on a Fixed Term Contract, to join our team based in Abingdon (Oxfordshire).
Role: General Ledger Accounts Assistant
Role Type: Fixed Term Contract
Salary: Competitive salary, plus excellent company benefits
Hours: Full time, 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Location: Hybrid, Abingdon, Oxfordshire
Our Company
Evotec is a leader in the discovery and development of novel small molecule drugs with operational sites in Europe and the US. The Company has built substantial drug discovery expertise and an industrialised platform that can drive new innovative small molecule compounds into the clinic. In addition, Evotec has built a deep internal knowledge base in the treatment of diseases related to neuroscience, pain, oncology, inflammation and metabolic diseases. Leveraging these skills and expertise the Company intends to develop best-in-class differentiated therapeutics and deliver superior science-driven discovery alliances with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies
Main Responsibilities will include
Processing of local and foreign payments
Allocation of cash receipts and payments against sales and purchase ledgers, including month end reconciliations and revaluations of these accounts
Processing and controlling of fixed asset accounting and the month end reconciliations of these accounts
Monitoring and controlling month end accruals and prepayments and ensuring complete reconciliation processes are in place
Examine and track intercompany recharges
Review and post credit card and travel transactions
Prepare VAT return
Journal entry postings
Review and post intercompany recharges
Assist with year end statutory financial statements
Assist with R&D tax credits calculations and submission of claim
Prepare month end balance sheet reconciliations
Assist with cashflow forecasting
Adhere to SOX controls compliance
Company Benefits
Pension on completion of (but not subject to) your 3-month probationary period. Contributions 6% for employees (salary sacrifice) and 6% for the employer. The employee can opt to increase their contribution, and the employer will match the increase up to a maximum of 7.5%.
25 days holiday plus bank holidays and additional length of service days awarded on the 1 year anniversary, up to a maximum of 30 days.
Private health insurance with BUPA for the employees and their partner/family under the company scheme.
Private dental cover, after 3 months of service.
Life assurance at four times your annual base salary.
Well being support 24/7 and counselling services.
Permanent health insurance provides 75% of the base salary after the qualifying period.
Cycle-to-work scheme.
Refer a friend scheme, recognition awards and many more!
FR : Dans le cadre de sa politique Diversité, Evotec étudie, à compétences égales, toutes les candidatures dont celles des personnes en situation de handicap.
EN: In the frame of our Diversity policy, Evotec considers, with equal competences, all applications including people with disabilities.
IT: In compliance with fundamental ethical and professional principles and with Legislative Decree 198/2006, Evotec is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to fostering a safe, diverse, and inclusive workplace built on mutual respect. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified candidates and employees based on their skills, experience, and professional qualifications. In line with our ethical and professional principles, all employment-related decisions, including recruitment and selection processes, are made fairly and without any form of discrimination. All qualified candidates will be considered for employment regardless of race, color, sex, age, disability, genetic information, gender expression, gender identity, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.