Join Our Team as an Assistant Accountant!
About us.
PA Media is the UK's national news agency, supplying 24/7 journalism to every newsroom in the country. It sits at the heart of the PA Media Group which is now a portfolio of diversified news and information companies encompassing a large data division, the picture agency Alamy and the streaming service Stream AMG, among others.
About the role.
We have an opportunity for a proactive individual with a knack for detail and a passion for precision in financial processes to join our vibrant finance team as an Assistant Accountant, contributing to our organisation's success.
Responsibilities will include.
- Ensure Accuracy: Complete monthly balance sheet reconciliations meticulously, maintaining compliance with accounting standards.
- Invoice Oversight: Review and approve purchase and sales invoices across the business, ensuring accuracy.
- Financial Oversight: Review and approve bank payments with a keen eye on detail.
- Management Information: Responsibility for a small business area
- Analytical Reporting: Produce variance analysis with precision, including headcount analysis.
- Reporting Packs: Run reporting packs throughout the year, ensuring quality and accuracy.
- System Development: Contribute to developing Agresso, our Finance Accounting system, focusing on improving reporting and streamlining finance processes.
- Team Support: Assist in team efforts for forecasts, budgets, Group Strategies, and KPIs.
- Project Collaboration: Support the wider team with ad-hoc projects as needed.
- Audit Assistance: Play a supporting role in year-end audit work, ensuring seamless processes.
- Continuous Improvement: Maintain close contact with ledger departments to identify areas for process enhancement and efficiency.
About you.
- Excellent communicator
- Results Driven
- Self-confidence handling tasks
- Flexible and adaptable
- AAT qualified or qualified by experience
What we can offer you.
- 25 days holiday and a holiday purchase scheme
- Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
- Wellbeing Day
- Perkbox membership
- BUPA Health Cash Plan
- Learning and Development opportunities
- The opportunity to working with talented colleagues in a supportive team environment.
- Excellent Home / Work life balance including hybrid working and flexible start and finish times.
- A positive culture where your contribution is valued
Inclusion
We're working hard to ensure we provide an inclusive environment and as well as your skills and experience we're also focused on who you are and what else you can bring.
We recognise the importance of a healthy work life balance and positively encourage agile working.
We are always open to discuss an individual's flexible working needs so please speak to us during the recruitment process to understand what this could look like for you. Typically, our standard arrangement involves working from home for one or two days per week.
We will do everything we can to support you during your application, if you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, speak to our recruitment team who will be happy to support you.
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