Assistant Accountant

The Business & Opportunity:

Fantastic opportunity to play a key role in the ongoing success of an established and well-respected charity. With over 100 staff they pride themselves in positively changing lives of community members by reducing physical and mental health issues, well-being challenges, social isolation, poverty, and providing support to daily living.

On the back of a restructure, they are now seeking a proactive and detail-orientated Assistant Accountant to join their small team. This is a varied and hands-on role incorporating accounts, payroll and credit control.

This is a permanent full-time requirement, but those seeking 30 hours p/w will be considered. You will be rewarded with an excellent financial package and benefits, including a small amount of hybrid working, flexitime, and a generous holiday allowance.

Specific Requirement:

Your remit will include:

Accounting:

* Support the preparation of financial reports and analysis.

* Assist with the monthly management accounts process.

* Reconcile balance sheet accounts and investigate variances

* Prepare, post and maintain journals including accruals, prepayments and adjustments.

* Post month-end sales and revenue adjustments.

* Assist with audit preparation and year-end processes.

* Identify opportunities to improve financial controls and efficiencies.

Payroll:

* Process and administer monthly payroll for c100 employees.

* Ensure payroll is processed accurately and on time, including statutory payments, pensions, deductions, overtime and salary adjustments.

* Maintain payroll records and ensure compliance with HMRC and employment legislation.

* Responsible for the administration and payments of pensions.

* Liaise with employees and managers regarding payroll queries.

* Reconcile payroll related balance sheet accounts.

Credit Control:

* Manage the end-to-end credit control function.

* Monitor outstanding debtors and pro-actively chase overdue payments

* Build strong relationships with customers to resolve invoice and payment disputes.

* Produce aged debtor reports and provide regular updates to management.

* Support cashflow management through effective collection activities.

Skills & Experience required:

* Qualified, Part-Qualified, or Qualified By Experience.

* Able to prepare accruals, prepayments, journals and balance sheet reconciliations, together with accounts processing and transactional finance.

* Experience supporting the production of management accounts.

* Proven hands-on payroll experience within a similar sized (or larger) organisation.

* Credit Control experience with responsibility for managing customer accounts and collections.

* Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel, and ideally Sage and Xero.

* Likely to have worked within an SME or Charity/non-profit sector.

What’s on Offer:

* £32,000 - £38,000 depending on experience.

* Study Support if required.

* Generous holidays, Pension & Employee assistance programme.

* Option of reduced hours (minimum 30 per week).

* Free On-site parking at their North Leeds premises in LS7.

Next Steps:

Interviews are to be conducted imminently; hence you are advised to apply at your earliest convenience

N.B. Lyons Recruitment have been retained on an exclusive basis, hence any direct or other agency applications with be disregarded
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed