Assistant Accountant
I am delighted to be working with a market leader manufacturing business based in Teesside.
They are keen for a driven, ambitious Assistant Accountant to join their finance team.
Reporting into the Finance Manager, you will work closely with them, the Finance Business Partners and transactional team members.
Duties/Responsibilities:
As the Assistant Accountant, you will be responsible for:
- Post all bank transactions
- Daily bank reconciliation, outstanding debts reporting and treasury reporting to group
- Process and administer the Concur Expenses / Credit Card software
- Support Accountants during month end accounts including assisting with balance sheet reconciliations, accruals, prepayments, journal postings, data compilation and analysis
- Support Accountants to provide information to Internal and External Audit, information for Forecasts and Budgeting and other reporting requirements.
- Supplier Statement reconciliations and investigate variances
- Support the Business units including assisting production of regular internal reporting
- Provide Assistance and Absence cover to Accounts Payable including posting invoices and liaising with suppliers and internal colleagues on queries.
- Provide support to payroll team specifically for adhoc exercises, audit requests and providing some emergency assistance to cover absence by learning key processes.
You will be/have:
As the Assistant Accountant, you will be/have:
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to work under time constraints and deadlines, prioritising own workload.
- Strong attention to detail and analytical ability
- Excellent Communication skills
- IT literate, with experience of ERP systems
- Advanced MS Excel skills desirable, but minimum requirement is good working knowledge of MS Excel, including ability to create reports/analysis in addition to updating complex pre-built reports
- Qualified or working towards AAT level 4 qualification
- Alternatively gained a relevant accountancy degree and have gained minimum 2 years post degree experience in an accounts/finance department.
Benefits:
As the Assistant Accountant, you will be entitled to:
- Salary - up to £27,500 (dependant on qualification and experience)
- Study Support
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- 5-8% matched pension
- Office based role but will excellent flexi time