Accounts Assistant

Scrivens Opticians and Hearing Care; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A national opticians and hearing care business is seeking a Finance Assistant to support the management accounting team in Birmingham. The ideal candidate will have at least two years of experience in accounts, excellent communication skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel. This role includes posting management accounting journals, reconciling costs, and assisting with various financial responsibilities. The position offers a central location with good transport links and competitive benefits including 28 days of annual leave.

Benefits

Central location and transport links

28 days annual leave

Sick Pay

Pension

Generous staff discount scheme

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years of experience in accounts.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the timely posting of periodic management accounting journals.
• Reconcile, review and post monthly utilities costs journals.
• Post utilities and other overheads direct debit payments.
• Reconcile and post payments of assigned bank accounts.
• Prepare and post hearing aid audiologist commission journals.
• Assist in periodic balance sheet accounts reconciliations.
• Maintain the assets register and calculate depreciations.
• Prepare and post various journals as allocated.
• Adhere to predefined schedules.
• Provide cover during finance staff absence.
• Ensure adherence to procedures and financial compliance.
• Assist the Management Accountant with ad hoc responsibilities.

Skills

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Microsoft Word proficiency

Microsoft Excel proficiency

Ability to deal with high volumes

Job description

Overview

Your role will be to provide support in preparation of the management accounts based at Head Office. You will assist the management accounting team in meeting the period end activities to ensure management accounting journals are processed as per the pre-defined schedules.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the timely posting of periodic management accounting journals
• Reconcile, review and post monthly utilities costs journals
• Post utilities and other overheads direct debit payments to reconcile the bank
• Reconciliation and payments posting of the assigned bank accounts
• Prepare and post hearing aid audiologist commission journals
• Assist in periodic balance sheet accounts reconciliations
• Assist in maintaining the assets register and calculations of depreciations as per the applicable schedules
• Preparing and posting various journals as allocated by the supervisor
• Adhering to the strict predefined schedules of the management accounting department
• Provide cover during other finance staff absence
• Ensuring adherence to the Company's procedures and financial compliance
• Assist the Management Accountant in other ad hoc responsibilities as required

Qualifications

The successful applicant will have to have a minimum of two years in accounts, excellent written and oral communication skills, be able to deal with high volumes and good use of Microsoft packages, namely Word and Excel.

The Business

We are a nationally based opticians and hearing care business. With a Head Office in Birmingham and a local manufacturing facility, we support over 166 retail branches across England, Scotland and Wales. This is a family owned business, which has maintained a presence in the city since 1938, and we are expanding.

Company Benefits

• Central location and transport links (2 minute walk from Five Ways Station and 5 minutes walk from city centre tram links)
• 28 days" annual leave
• Sick Pay
• Pension
• Generous staff discount scheme

If you are interested in a new role and you want to know more about this opportunity, please get in touch.

Department Head Office Role Finance Locations Scrivens House