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