A client of ours in the Leiston area are recruiting an Assistant Accountant to join their team. This is a full-time permanent position working Monday - Friday and paying a negotiable salary depending on experience.
Working closely with the Financial Controller and Finance Director, your key duties include but are not limited to:
- Assisting in the preparation of monthly management accounts and KPI reports.
- Conducting analytical review of the results and communicating underlying trends to the Finance Director
- Providing support during the annual budgeting process
- Providing support during audits
- Supporting the completion of stock & inventory reconciliations
- Ensuring that all expenditure invoices are accurately recorded
- Ensuring that staff expenses are administered, comply with company policy and are paid.
- Completing bank reconciliations daily, ensuring that records are accurate and minimise any differences.
- Preparing the weekly supplier payment run.
- Making authorised payments to suppliers and staff.
- Managing and reconciling Invoice Finance records.
- Contributing to maintain the business cash flow forecast model to ensure it is accurate and up to date.
- Assisting in the collection of outstanding debt from customers.
- Providing financial modelling assistance for potential new products or services.
- Preparing journals for recharges for shared services.
- Producing information reports using Dear, Xero and other BI software tools
- Any other duties as required.
Skills and Experience required to be considered for this Assistant Accountant position:
- Experience within a transaction accounting environment.
- Good understanding of Finance Systems, ideally Xero, DEAR and BI systems.
- AAT, CIMA or ACCA accountancy qualified
- Excellent communication skills.
- Ability to drive a process forward through completion, and to effectively prioritise competing objectives and urgent deadlines.
- Cooperates with management, colleagues, and third parties confidently.
If you feel like you meet the above criteria & would like to be considered for this Assistant Accountant position, please apply with your CV and contact Katie at Prime Appointments for a confidential chat. #accountsjobs