Assistant Accountant
£35,000 - £40,000 + benefits & hybrid working
12 Month Fixed Term Contract
Aila is excited to be in partnership with a global consumer goods company in Hemel Hempstead, on the recruitment of an ambitious and driven Assistant Accountant to join their busy finance team.
Our client is a worldwide company that has experienced incredible growth and development over the past few years. They're the leading supplier within their industry and they're continuing to grow both in the UK and across the world.
They have an amazing atmosphere and culture, offer progression and development opportunities for those wanting to further their career and have an inclusive and fast-paced environment with lots of areas in finance to be exposed to.
You will be a confident and inquisitive individual with excellent communication skills and an intermediate level of Excel (comfortable with using lookups, pivots and formula and performing reconciliations). You will be studying AAT/ACCA/CIMA and have a desire to always be learning. You will be able to approach queries in a calm and effective manner, whilst enjoying working in a fast-paced changing environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Key in delivering the Month end close, this would include:
- Responsibility for overhead accounts and associated accruals
- Reconciliation of online/digital sales to support period end process
- Sourcing key reports for finance close process
- Supporting Finance Director with ad hoc period-end process
- Assisting with projects and carrying out testing on new products and financial systems
- Preparing/reviewing bank reconciliations for multiple accounts, ensuring they match ledgers
- Review all banking activities to detect irregularities and ensure any found are investigated
- Preparation of balance sheet reconciliations for fixed assets and intercompany accounts
- Assist with group and local audits
- Provide cover for different functions in the accounts department in relation to holidays, sickness, training & overall assistance
To be successful in this role, you will be studying AAT/CIMA/ACCA and have experience in a finance role. If you are ambitious and like to ask questions, then this would be the right culture fit for you.
Aila is a specialist finance recruitment business that was established with a modern vision of what a recruitment partner should be. With a genuine goal to provide the best jobs to the best people, we operate as an extended arm of our client's business and a career coach for our candidates ongoing development.
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