Accounts Assistant

KNDS UK; Stockport; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

KNDS UK seeks an Accounts Assistant to manage monthly finance tasks and provide support to the finance department. The ideal candidate will have experience in finance, be AAT part qualified, and possess strong skills in reconciliations and VAT submissions. Joining the team means contributing to a reputable company with excellent benefits, including competitive salary and pension contributions.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Attractive pension (4% employee contribution, 7% employer contribution)

Half-day Friday

Life assurance scheme

Company sick pay scheme which increases with service

Employee Assistance Programme

Additional Holidays & Long Service rewards

Free fruit on Tuesdays

Cycle to work Scheme

Free on-site car parking

On-site electric vehicle charging points

Qualifications

• GCSE in English and Maths grade C or above.
• Experience in finance is essential.
• AAT part qualified or actively studying towards it.

Responsibilities

• Conduct balance sheet reconciliations and profit-loss reconciliations.
• Prepare and submit VAT returns.
• Assist with month-end closing and audits.

Skills

Finance experience

Reconciliation

VAT returns

Cash Flow preparation

Education

GCSE English and Maths grade C or equivalent

AAT part qualified or studying towards AAT

Tools

SAP

Job description

We are currently looking for an Accounts Assistant

A Little About Us

With over a century of engineering expertise and innovation, KNDS UK is a renowned world leader in rapidly deployable military bridging systems and a key partner in the UK MoD’s Boxer armoured vehicle programme.

We are proud of our heritage and our reputation of providing the highest quality engineering solutions for over 100 years. As a trusted partner to military customers around the world, our employees are the very heart of our company. We have a skilled and experienced workforce dedicated to achieving excellence in all areas of the business from Engineering to Project Management, Business Support to Operations.

About The Role

As our business evolves, we are looking to strengthen our workforce with talented and motivated individuals across a range of disciplines to work from our Northwest Engineering Centre of Excellence and currently have this opportunity available:

The primary purpose of this role is to be responsible for monthly finance tasks and to provide support across all areas of the finance department

Key Duties Include, But Are Not Limited To

• Balance sheet reconciliations
• Profit and loss reconciliations for tax pack
• Accruals
• Prepayments
• Posting of monthly journals
• Updating CAPWIP file
• Fixed asset reconciliation, depreciation posting and capitalisation
• Preparation and submission of VAT returns
• Reconciliation of intercompany transactions
• Reconcile intercompany accounts
• Foreign currency revaluations
• Assist with Month end closing
• Assist with interim and year end audit
• Assist with tax claims
• Petty cash
• Assistance with periodic stocktakes
• Weekly cashflow preparation
• Preparation of SECR information
• Support / cover other areas of Finance
• Ad hoc duties as required
  
  

What We’re Looking For

Our ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate the following:

• Minimum of grade C in English and Maths at GCSE or equivalent
• Previous experience working in finance
• AAT part qualified or studying towards AAT
• Experience of SAP
  
  

Why You Should Join Us

When you become part of the KNDS UK team, you will enjoy employee benefits such as:

• Competitive salary
• Attractive pension (4% employee contribution, 7% employer contribution)
• Half-day Friday
• Life assurance scheme
• Company sick pay scheme which increases with service
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Additional Holidays & other Long Service rewards
• Wellbeing initiatives, such as Free Fruit on Tuesday’s
• Cycle to work Scheme
• Free on-site car parking
• On-site electric vehicle charging points
  
  

We’re also very proud to be part of the Armed Forces Covenant since 2018, achieving their Silver Award in 2020 and Gold Award in 2024. We actively support and encourage service leavers, reservists and cadets to join our team, recognising military skills and qualifications in our recruitment and selection process.

If you are passionate about Finance and eager to contribute to a thriving workplace environment, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Recruiters please note that we have a list of approved recruitment agency partners in place and we will contact agencies directly should we require support. Any unsolicited CV’s received via an agency will be accepted with thanks but without fee.