Assistant Accountant

Assistant Accountant
£35,000 £40,000 + benefits & hybrid working

Aila is excited to be exclusively partnered with a scaling FMCG business based in Hemel Hempstead as they look to hire an Assistant Management Accountant to join their team on a full-time, permanent basis.

About the Company:

• Scaling FMCG brand with big aspirations
• Start up environment with impressive YOY growth
• Offering a lot of variety in an exciting time for the business

The Role:

This is a broad and varied role which will span across month-end accounting, supporting with commercial finance/FP&A but also require someone that is comfortable being involved with transactional finance elements too. It is directly supporting an impressive Finance leader who is keen to involve the successful candidate in as much as they are keen to take on at their own pace.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintaining timely and accurate accounting records across our portfolio of clients
• Preparing management accounts pack and variance analysis
• Posting journals and updating supporting schedules (prepayments, accruals, etc)
• Complete the monthly close process and balance sheet reconciliations
• Provide ad-hoc management reporting and analysis as required
• Assisting with short-term cash flow forecasting
• Generate weekly sales and operational reporting
• Develop a comprehensive understanding of all relevant systems and integrations
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and efficiency gains
• Supporting with order processing and sales invoicing
• Effective credit control and aged debtor reporting
• Coding and posting supplier invoices
• Performing multi-currency bank reconciliations
• Managing client ‘accounts’ email inboxes and handling customer and supplier communications and queries
• Complete ad-hoc finance/bookkeeping tasks as required

The Ideal Candidate:

• Experience working in a stock or product based environment
• Part-qualified or actively studying towards ACA/ACCA/CIMA
• Comfortable with balance sheet reconciliations
• Excellent attention to detail & communication skills
• Problem solver and willingness to challenge the status quo
• Ability to prioritise and manage your own time in a fast-paced environment

What they offer:

• £35,000 - £40,000
• 25 days annual leave
• Private healthcare
• Full Study Support
• Hybrid working with 3 days in the office and 2 days from home

How to Apply:
We want to hear from you if you're excited about this opportunity and believe you have what it takes to excel in this role. Apply now for further information.

About Aila Recruitment:
Aila is a specialist finance recruitment business dedicated to providing 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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