Assistant Accountant

Accountable Recruitment are delighted to be partnering exclusively with this niche retail and ecommerce business as they look to recruit an Assistant Accountant to join their finance team on a fixed term contract for 9 months.

This is an office based role ideal for somebody located in or commutable to the Wirral.

This opportunity is ideal for an immediately available CIMA/ACCA part qualified or AAT qualified Assistant Accountant with previous experience of handling day to day financial transactions and assisting with the production of management accounts.

• £30,000pa
• Flexible working
• Available for immediate start

Job Duties:

• Reconciliation of two revenue streams, to include all Sales Invoicing (and Credit Control) and Purchase Ledgers
• Reconciliation of Online Sales platforms
• Ensuring the accuracy and data integrity of Financial Ledgers at all times
• Preparation of Month End Management Accounts in an accurate and timely manner, to include both the P&L and Balance Sheet (including stock valuation, accruals and prepayments)
• VAT (and GST) Returns, plus other statutory reporting (e.g. ONS)
• Full ownership of Budgets and Quarterly Forecasting modelling, including liaison with all key stakeholders
• Manage the day-to-day business banking transactions
• Cash flow management and forecasting
• Ensuring the accuracy and data integrity of Financial Ledgers at all times
• Ad-hoc finance tasks as required
• Ensure monthly Management Information reporting timetable is adhered to
• Preparation of monthly packs for presentation to Managing Director / Board
• Work with budget holders to analyse variances from forecast / budget on spend
• Ensure quarterly forecasting timetable is adhered to
• Ensure all other reporting requirements are completed in a timely manner
• General support to the wider business on financial management

Ideal experience

• Transactional Accounting experience, ideally within a Retail environment, with focus on Sales Ledger, Purchase Ledger, Bank Reconciliations and statutory returns (VAT etc.
• Confident in preparing monthly management accounts and reviewing/presenting a Board Pack
• Experience with a multi-company and multi-currency structure
• History of preparing budgets and forecasts with all key stakeholders, and variance analysis against the targets
• Strong systems knowledge, preferably Sage200, along with advanced competency in Microsoft Excel
• Ideally AAT qualified, but will consider and support part qualified applicants