Assistant Accountant

KCR Solutions are delighted to be supporting this established business who are going through a period of exciting change. They are looking for an experienced Assistant Accountant to join a small finance team.

This role is critical in documenting and reconciling transactions, including receipts/payments, overall transactional finance operations with some P&L/Balance sheet reporting and transactional analysis.

Duties will include:

• Day to Day responsibility for financial transactional processing. This includes supplier invoice input, reconciliation journals, supplier relationship management and credit control.
• Perform three-way matching PO/GRN/Invoices, resolve any issues identified.
• Input supplier invoices daily, reconcile statements, and credit notes in line with supplier and internal expectations.
• Raising and allocating payments made, ensuring unallocated payments are reviewed and cleared in good time.
• Monitor supplier/customer accounts and liaising with the business, highlighting due dates upcoming and payment profiles.
• Manage DPO (Days payables outstanding) within forecasted cash balances, resolve invoicing queries with appropriate department and suppliers
• Review aged AP, AR, Debit notes, Goods Received Not Invoiced, Purchase orders outstanding and clear where possible
• Support the preparation of monthly management accounts (P&L/Balance sheet), including prepayments/accruals and reconciliations.
• Obtain, maintain, and report GL historical data to allow strategic decisions to be made by Financial Controller & Leadership team.
• Review aged AP, AR, Debit notes, GRNI, Purchase orders and clear where possible.
• Perform reconciliations, including investigation and resolution of variances.
• Daily spreadsheet updates, cashflows and banking transactions.
• Support the Financial controller by providing data to be included within forecasts/ quarterly business reviews/ medium term plans / budgets and other analysis.
• To undertake any other duties that may fall into the job criteria including providing holiday cover across the department.

Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience:

• AAT Technician level 4 minimum
• Ideally actively studying towards an accountancy qualification
• Min 5 years’+ experience in finance function, preferably within an SME.
• Good understanding of Microsoft 365/D365 preferred.
• Working knowledge of excel spreadsheets.

Job Specific Skills:

• High attention to detail and accuracy skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Extremely organised and a multi-tasker.
• Experience in reconciliations and accounts maintenance.
• Experience in working with various Finance and ERP systems.

FULLY OFFICE BASED

37.5 hour week. Our client offers flexible working hours and an early finish on a Friday