Assistant Accountant

I am working in partnership with a client who is looking for an Assistant Accountant to join their very successful accounts team!

You will be potentially studying or wanting to study as they very much encourage personal development.

The successful person will need to have the right behaviours as well as some experience. Training will be provided. Essentially you will be supporting the senior accountant.

Responsibilites-

1. Support the Senior Accountant in the production of the monthly information including performance data and variance analysis.

2. Production of cash flow forecasts.

3. Assist the Senior Accountant with Year End procedures and processes including preparing schedules for audit.

4. Ensure transactions are correctly coded into the nominal ledger.

5. Authorise and post journal entries as required.

6. Completion of data analysis and systems process reviews for key projects completed in the team.

7. Complete key monthly control account reconciliations including VAT control account and fixed assets.

8. Maintenance of the fixed asset registers.

9. Ensure that all cost centres for which responsible are managed within the approved budgets.

10. Carry out monthly meetings with budget holders and maintain up to date knowledge of what is going on in departments across the companies subsidiaries.

11. Perform inter-company reconciliations and produce month end balancing journals.

12. Ensure deadlines are achieved and work is undertaken to the standards set by the Senior Accountant and Finance Manager.

13. To ensure that maximum use is made of information technology within the team.

14. To assist in the development of a culture that is consistent with the vision and values.

15. Participate in the development of department objectives and policies; share in the achievement of these objectives.

The successful candidate will have the following proven experience

-nominal ledger reconciliations

- experience of year-end

- production of management accounts

-intercompany accounts

The individual will have a can do attitude and drive and ambition to succeed. You will be keen to develop your own personal skills but also improve and suggest changes to enhance the systems, processes and procedures

You will have good systems experience Excel Pivot tables & V Lookups

Strong communication skills are essential as you will be conversing with all levels of management and explaining financial figures to non-financial people

It is helpful if you are a driver and have a car.

If you are interested then please send us your CV ASAP