Assistant Accountant
- Employer
- Page Personnel
- Location
- England, Somerset, Taunton
- Salary
- £21000 - £26000 per annum
- Closing date
- Aug 23, 2019
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- Job Role
- Assistant Accountant
- Sector
- Manufacturing
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Details
I am pleased to be partnering with a growing SME, manufacturing business who are looking to recruit an Assistant Accountant to join their Finance team. This is a fantasic opportunity for someone looking to progress onto their CIMA / ACCA in the near future. This role will require someone to have strong Transactional experience and Excel knowledge.
Client Details
I am pleased to be partnering with a growing SME, manufacturing business who are looking to recruit an Assistant Accountant to join their Finance team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to progress onto their CIMA / ACCA in the near future. This role will require someone to have strong Transactional experience and Excel knowledge.
Description
Key responsibilities of the Assistant Accountant:
- Checking the completion and mathematical accuracy of fortnightly / monthly stock sheets from restaurants and bars managers.
- Completion of monthly bank reconciliations.
- Processing of daily cash-up sheets, banking and investigation of material cash differences, voids etc.
- Production of daily / monthly sales reports
- To produce accurate daily business reports comparing actual to budget and forecast for circulation to all managers and senior team.
- Posting of sales ledger report figures to the accounting system.
- Posting of all bank receipts to the accounting system.
- Accounting for events, including maintenance of customer accounts and credit control.
- Accounting for all deposits received.
- Comparison of cash and credit card receipts to bank receipts, including analysis and investigation of all differences.
- Provision of cover for the Accounts team members during periods of holiday or sickness.
- Issue and account for inter-company cross-charge invoices monthly
- Reconciliation of Inter-company accounts at month-ends
- Calculate and post month-end and year-end journals
- Assist in any change and transformation programs
- Assist with preparation of budget & forecast schedules as required
- Assist with the interim and year-end audits by producing an audit file & supporting schedules
- Assist with analysis and ad-hoc reporting as required
- Assist with quarterly VAT return submissions
- Assist in implementing internal control procedures
- Provide financial training for Operational Team when necessary
Profile
The successful candidate:
- AAT Qualified
- Strong Excel knowledge
- Used to working in a busy environment
- Good organisational skills
- Ability to assimilate information
- Good communications skills - written and verbal
Job Offer
What is on offer?
Company
When it comes to recruiting and placing part qualified (PQ) accountants and transactional finance candidates, Page Personnel gets the job done. We have 200 specialist recruitment consultants who know the finance market inside out and can help you to find the right role or the right candidate for your specific requirements. As part of a network of 21 countries we’re also able to offer global insight and access to international candidates.
We maintain close links with institutions like CIMA and ACCA, so it’s a market we fully understand. Our expertise also extends to areas like credit control, accounts payable and payroll and graduate recruitment.
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