Assistant Accountant

Role: Assistant Accountant

Location: Volvo Derby

Hours: Full time Monday to Friday

Benefits: 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, life assurance and pension scheme

Who we are

Marshall Motor Group is one of the UK’s largest car dealer groups representing 23 of the world’s most popular and celebrated car, van, truck and motorbike manufacturers with 141 dealerships situated across 34 UK counties.

We are as passionate about our people as we are our customers. As part of the Constellation Automotive Group which includes webuyanycar, cinch and BCA, there are huge opportunities for you to find your place and build the career you want with us.

The role

This is a role where you will work closely with the Dealership Accountant, the Head of Business and the on-site experienced and supportive Accounts office team. You will be making a real difference to operational performance while ensuring all financial control and accounting processes are in place.

Your focus will be around the day to day oversee of the financial health of the Volvo Derby site, in addition to these duties, you will be required to assist with balance sheet control and risk/audit management, along with ensuring inventory checks meet internal requirements, managing working capital and on-going cost reviews. We offer training through our in-house Marshall Finance Academy in addition to study support and ongoing on-site training/leadership & support.

You will work as part of the dealership finance & admin team, and also as a part of our retail finance division and will work to support the dealerships with day to day financial reporting and management. Offered on a full-time basis, this role reports to the Dealership Accountant.

Who you are

We are looking to speak to you if you are currently in an Assistant Accountant position or an Accounts Assistant with demonstrable experience and a proven understanding of the role and the day to day function within accounts. You will be happy to self-manage your workload and time, and enjoy working in fast paced environment, to time deadlines where you will be part of a supportive and friendly team. Current or previous Automotive experience is desirable but not an essential to be considered for this position.

What you’ll do

Daily

-Liaise with local management as well as divisional and group level accounting staff to ensure a consistent approach

-Manage risk and working capital matters

-Ensure all accounts office tasks have been completed in an accurate and timely manner

Weekly

-Bad debt provision reporting & review

-Manufacturer bonus debt reconciliations

Monthly

-Assisting with the production of management accounts as required by the dealership leadership team, dealership accountant & group finance

-Calculate and post accruals and prepayments

-Demo write-down

-Fixed Asset depreciation

-Composite submission to Volvo

-Monthly Performance Review meeting file – supporting documentation preparation

-Key controls preparation and review

-Sales & purchase ledger close, review and reporting

If you would like to know more about this opportunity, or a career at Marshall Motor Group, apply online and one of our recruitment specialists will be in touch.

Our policy is to employ the best qualified people and provide equal opportunity for the advancement of employees including promotion and training and not to discriminate against any person because of gender, race, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion, belief, or disability.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Derby: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• Assistant Accountant: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person