Assistant Accountant
- Employer
- Sewell Wallis
- Location
- Sheffield, UK
- Salary
- Competitive
- Closing date
- Oct 16, 2019
View more
- Job Role
- Assistant Accountant
- Sector
- Finance
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
You need to sign in or create an account to save a job.
Sewell Wallis are working with the largest company of their specialism within the UK who are currently looking for an Assistant Accountant due to internal promotion. This is a varied and fast paced role that will lead to development and progression for the right candidate in a bright and successful team. The role; Reporting to the Finance Manager Day to day financial control for reporting Preparation of weekly and periodic financial and statistical reports Ensure weekly and period reporting is on time and is accurate Management and development of 2 part qualified Accounts Assistants Work alongside non-financial managers to develop strong commercial awareness and an understanding of key cost drivers, budget and flex mechanisms Ensuring all sales and purchase ledger routines are completed in a timely and accurate manner Undertake nominal ledger tasks including processing journals, nominal ledger cross charges and period end reconciliations Producing robust Budgets & Forecasts Costing projects & tracking actuals Involvement in Finance driven projects to improve controls and reporting Attendance and participation in periodic customer reviews Number 2 to Finance Manager supporting with Ad Hoc requests from the business Collation of weekly KPI's for Operations Ad-hoc reporting as required The person; Self-motivated Drive to achieve Ability to build relationships with other departments Willingness to learn new skills at a fast pace Ability to prioritise workload, delegate where necessary and work to tight deadlines Able to work in a team environment as well as on own initiative Numerate and methodical with good problem-solving skills and a high level of attention to detail Able to seek, evaluate and organise information in a pressure environment. Meeting tight deadlines whilst maintaining accuracy Good interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships with a variety of stakeholders Advanced Excel skills Sewell Wallis acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. As part of our recruitment process, we will retain your CV for a period of one year to enable us to consider you for future roles. After this period your CV will be deleted.
You need to sign in or create an account to save a job.
Get job alerts
Create a job alert and receive personalized job recommendations straight to your inbox.
Create alert