As Assistant Accountant, you will report into the Financial Controller and provide support to the accounts function of the business.
Key responsibilities of the Assistant Accountant will include:
- Assist in the preparation of monthly management accounts.
- Preparation of balance sheet reconciliation.
- Preparation and posting of monthly journals to the accounting system.
- Ensure good internal controls by reviewing current processes and recommending improvements.
- Ensure that the ledgers are kept in good order and any discrepancies on accounts are investigated.
- Ensure adherence to end-of-month deadlines.
- Assisting with VAT returns.
- Assist with rolling cash forecasting .
- Provide holiday cover for the Purchase Ledger Assistant with some processing of purchase invoices, supplier payment runs, card payments and bank reconciliations.
- Management and maintenance of the customer ledger including credit control.
- Ad hoc tasks as directed by Financial Controller, to assist in the general running of the department.
To be successful in this Assistant Accountant opportunity, you will ideally:
- Hold an accountancy qualification such as your AAT/ACCA/ACA/CIMA or have equivalent experience.
- Have proven, relevant experience of working within a Finance Team, looking after the day-to-day finances of an organisation.
- Possess good IT skills especially Excel and accountancy software knowledge, such as Sage, Xero or Quickbooks
- Experience gained within an SME or owner-managed business would be advantageous but is not essential.
If you are interested in this Assistant Accountant position, please apply now or get in touch to have a confidential conversation today.