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Job 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)