Assistant Accountant

Assistant Accountant

Reporting to: Management Accountant

Location: Leicester

Our client is a highly successful privately owned business, enjoying a period of sustained expansion is looking to recruit an Assistant Accountant.

JOB SUMMARY:

To assist the Management Accountant to prepare financial information to allow the business to make well-informed decisions.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Working closely with the Management Accountant to ensure the timely and accurate production of the monthly / quarterly management accounts as well as assisting with Year End financial accounts
• Oversee the expenses and ensuring compliance to policy. Analysis of spend, and highlight any areas for improvement
• Credit card reconciliations
• Monitor key expenditure areas
• Reconcile nominal control accounts monthly, for the Management Accountant to review
• Assist with Year End reconciliations
• Produce P11D calculations and summaries
• Prepare quarterly VAT returns
• Provide Ad hoc cover for Payroll processes

Knowledge / Skills / Qualifications:

• Excellent communication skills.
• Demonstrate strong organisational and efficiency skills
• Good working knowledge of computer software packages (e.g.Word, Excel)
• Ambitious, with aspirations to progress and develop skills to manage a team in the future
• Minimum AAT qualified, but ACCA or CIMA part-qualified is desirable
• Team orientated
• Professional and able to remain calm under pressure
• Highly organised
• Accurate and numerate
• Proactive, demonstrating initiative and problem-solving skills

On Offer:

• Salary: £27,000 - £35,000
• Comapny Bonus
• Holidays: 24 + 8
• On Site Parking
• A great working environment, with experienced staff and a growing business
• Opportunity to develop and progress