Assistant Accountant

About the role

• As an Assistant Accountant, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the business through its next phase of growth, ensuring financial and operational tasks are carried out effectively and in a timely manner.
• Working within a high-volume finance environment, you’ll play a key role across reconciliations, purchase & sales ledger, whilst also gaining valuable exposure to month-end processes and management accounts support. The business can offer genuine long-term development, making this an ideal role for someone looking to progress within Finance and gain valuable experience across all areas.

Role Responsibilities

Assisting with month-end processes including journals, prepayments, balance sheet reconciliations, fixed assets and supporting management accounts preparation as experience develops.

Management of aged debtors and credit control – undertaking sales invoicing, chasing overdue payments and maximising cash collection across all customers

Management of aged creditors and supplier payments – reconciling supplier statements, keeping the purchase ledger accurate and up to date and processing payment runs

Bank reconciliations - Completing daily bank reconciliations of multiple bank accounts and investigating discrepancies.

Overseeing company expenses – in particular staff company card spend, ensuring all expenditure is authorised, coded and within policy

Dealing with other general ad hoc queries and assisting staff worldwide with day-to-day queries

Support intercompany accounting processes, ensuring balances reconcile correctly and reporting requirements are maintained.

Experience and Skill Requirements

Part-qualified, finalist accountant, or newly qualified (ACCA/CIMA)

Previous experience within an Assistant Accountant, Finance Assistant or similar finance role.

Strong IT skills with Microsoft Excel essential, including confident use of SUMIFS & XLOOKUP and/or VLOOKUP along with other knowledge and experience of Microsoft Office 365 suite

A proactive self-starter with a can-do attitude, willing to contribute and share ideas to consistently improve processes and increase efficiency

Strives to embrace change, enjoys a fast-paced environment, reacts well to pressure, and welcomes new ideas

Ability to find opportunities outside of those presented through self-motivation and diligence

Positive attitude with realistic expectations

Takes pride in their work with good attention to detail

Excellent communication skills

On offer

Pension scheme

26 days holiday plus bank holidays

Study support if required

Genuine long-term progression into month-end and management accounts responsibilities

Varied and hands-on finance role with real ownership and development potential