Assistant Accountant

Our established international client due to business growth are looking for an enthusiastic Assistant Accountant to join them.

Salary negotiable according to skills and knowledge £35K to £40K + Bonus. May consider part time hours for the right candidate, Full time hours - 37.5 - Monday to Friday plus excellent benefits including generous Bonus scheme enhanced Pension and Health Cover/Life Insurance.

Although this role is in the commercial sector, they would also look at candidates from an Accountancy Practice.  Comprehensive knowledge of Microsoft Office – Advanced Excel, with a good working knowledge of the other programmes

Excellent attention to detail and accuracy

Pro-active with a desire to improve processes and business performance.

Team player and effective communicator

Able to effectively prioritise a dynamic workload and work on own initiative reporting to the Group Financial Accountant in a small highly productive team.

 Duties:

·Nominal ledger maintenance and ownership for several group entities (UK and overseas)

Month-end close activities including journal posting, bank reconciliations, forex revaluations, fixed assets, inter-company billings etc.

Assist with preparation of internal and parent company consolidated monthly management accounts and associated reports to strict deadlines (listed parent company)

·         Variance analysis and ability to communicate results to non-financial staff

·         VAT compliance (including overseas)

·         Ensure accurate coding of sales and purchase ledger invoices

·         Second stage review of staff expenses and company credit card expenditure

·         Monitoring of all group bank accounts including via internet banking

·         Arrange bank transfers and payments as necessary

·         Knowledge of the Purchase Ledger function to provide support and coverage

  Assist with the preparation of statutory financial statements for several group entities.

·         Inter-company reconciliations and payments

·         Assist with administration of web-based timesheet system used by staff worldwide

·         Key player in annual group external audit

         Various ad hoc corporate and project work as required by the Group Financial Controller and other departments.