Assistant Accountant

Our client is a well-known, market leader in an interesting business sector, with a dominant presence in the UK, Ireland and Europe.

With a heritage in Cumbria & Scotland, they have an office located near Carlisle. They are currently looking to appoint a full-time Assistant Accountant, reporting directly to the Financial Controller, and working closely with other departments and senior management.

This is a key role within the company, with primary responsibility for product accounting and sales ledger, working in a small, core finance team of three.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsibility of the full sales ledger function; raising customer invoices, dealing with customers queries to resolve anomalies.
• Chase outstanding debts and preparing the monthly sales ledger control reconciliations.
• Monthly reports, calculations and analysis of aged debt
• Preparation and control of product sales, including working with managers to prepare sales contracts and consulting with finance companies regarding customer finance.
• Raising sales invoices and credit notes
• Posting and preparing journals
• Allocation of cash receivables and banking
• Preparation of key control reconciliations at the month end

Skills and experience required.

• This role would suit an experienced Assistant Accountant with general all round accounting knowledge and a particular enjoyment and enthusiasm for sales ledger and credit control.
• The successful applicant may be qualified by experience, AAT part/fully qualified or interested in undertaking further studies (CIMA/ACCA).
• Ability to work in a busy role and priorities workload.
• Proficient IT skills, in particular Microsoft Excel and Word and a willingness to develop these skills further.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to build good working relationships.
• Confident people person
• High level of attention to detail and accuracy

Salary and Benefits

• Competitive salary DOE
• Competitive bonus scheme
• 24 days holiday plus Bank Holidays (increases with length of service)
• Buy annual leave (up to 5 extra days)
• Attractive Pension scheme (Employer contribution 7%)
• Study support towards CIMA/ACCA qualification.
• Death in Service Benefit
• Salary sacrifice scheme
• Well being and team building activities
• Full time permanent position, 40 hours a week, Monday to Friday with flexibility if required.

Closing date: Thursday 11th April @ 12noon