Part-Time Assistant Accountant

Your new company

Hays Accountancy & Finance are exclusively partnering with a leading & successful Agricultural group to recruit a dynamic & hands-on part-time Assistant Accountant/Management Accountant, based in their Ledbury, Herefordshire head office. This is a varied accounting role, taking ownership of a small business entity that is part of the group reporting to the Financial Controller. Offering flexible working hours, around 25 hours per week, remote/office hybrid working once settled in, along with on-site parking and the opportunity to really add value to a well-established agricultural group. Open to finance professionals who are qualified by experience or part-qualified AAT/ACCA/CIMA, who are seeking part-time working hours on a permanent basis.

Your new role

Your key duties will involve preparation of management accounts, including balance sheet reconciliations, support with budgets/forecast reporting, along with stock management and reporting. You will prepare month-end and year-end files to ensure company financial records are kept consistent, along with building relationships with senior management to provide accurate financial information to support strategic decision-making. You will support process improvement to business efficiency with an emphasis on stock and revenue issues, along with being responsible for a range of transactional duties including raising weekly payment runs. You will support weekly team meetings within the finance function and operational management based on business performance, along with ad-hoc duties as the business grows further.

What you'll need to succeed

To be considered for this hands-on and varied part-time Assistant Accountant/Management Accountant role, you will need experience in a similar position, ideally AAT qualified or qualified by experience. Experience preparing management accounts, ideally within a small/medium-sized organisation. Experience in a range of financial systems with MS Excel skills. Be willing to learn with good communication skills to build relationships at all levels both internally/externally. You will be a team player who is commercially aware with key problem-solving skills and able to make logical decisions. You will be able to manage workloads to meet deadlines. Experience within the agricultural or FMCG sectors would be advantageous but not essential.

What you'll get in return

This permanent part-time Management Accountant role offers a salary between £30,000 - £35,000 per annum, pro rata over 25 hours per week, based in Ledbury, Herefordshire. Remote/office hybrid working once settled in, flexible working hours, contributed pension scheme, annual bonus scheme and further group benefits. A varied and hands-on part-time accounting opportunity where you can really add value, taking ownership of processes within a supportive environment on a part-time basis.

What you need to do now

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