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SalaryJob Title: Accounts Assistant
Reporting to: UK Finance Manager
Hours: 37.5 Hours per week
Location: Newton Aycliffe
Job Type: 6 Month Fixed Term Contract
Salary: Negotiable
Role Overview
Our client is a leading European PVC compounder with production sites located in Newton Aycliffe, they are also part of the world’s biggest chemical companies, with annual sales of $60bn, the Newton Aycliffe site has sales of €100m.
The role reports to the UK Finance Manager and is part of a small, stand-alone finance team, and the job holder will be required to be flexible and will be called upon to assist in varied accounting activities as required.
Key Responsibilities
- Support for the sales ledger process
- Posting of journals (payroll, overtime, energy costs etc.)
- Reconciliation of Balance Sheet Accounts
- Treasury support (cash management, payment runs, bank reconciliations, intercompany current accounts reconciliations, currency revaluations)
- Fixed cost reporting
- HMRC submissions (VAT, Construction in Industry, PSA return etc.)
- Fixed asset accounting (Reconciling fixed asset register, monitor capex projects, local reporting)
- System maintenance of customer and supplier master data
Requirements
- Minimum of 5 GCSEs (grade C or above, including maths and English) or NVQ equivalent.
- AAT or higher accountancy qualification preferred
- Experience working in a finance department, ideally in a manufacturing environment
- MS Excel
- Experience of operating in a supplier facing role
- Excellent telephone manner
- Experience of HMRC reporting and procedures
- Previous ERP exposure (ideally SAP or similar)
