Assistant Accountant

Our client is growing, well established company who are looking for an Assistant Accountant to join their friendly, but busy office near Royston.

 

The role is 5 days a week in the office with the hours 9-5pm.

 

This role would suit someone who is looking to progress and assist with management accounting duties, whilst also being happy to undertake day to day transactional work.

 

The ideal candidate will have all round accounts experience and be looking to take a step up and work alongside a Financial Controller and a small team.

 

The key day to duties will be as follows:

• Preparation and submission of VAT Return and EC Sales List
• Assist in the preparation of monthly management accounts.
• Accruals & Prepayments
• Balance sheet reconciliations
• WIP Analysis
• Stock reporting and analysis
• Gross Profit Analysis at both project and department level
• Supporting Administration Team
• Processing expenses & credit card statements
• Maintain, implement, and improve internal controls and procedures.
• Supporting the Management Accountant and Finance Director
• Support Parent Company finance queries and the Group Finance Director
• All aspects of the purchase ledger function: matching, batching & coding invoices.
• Preparing and processing payments via BACS
• Raising sales invoices
• Allocating payments
• Bank reconciliations
• Supplier reconciliations
• Credit control – via phone, email and letter

 

Skills

• Good spoken and written communication skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Commercial awareness
• Strong knowledge of Excel (pivot tables, v-look ups) and Word
• Confident, approachable and team orientated
• Show initiative and prepared to change working practice

Location: Royston
Salary: £30,000 - £35,000
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