Accounts Assistant Graduate - Study Support

Agility Resoucing; Manchester; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Manchester is seeking a recent graduate to join their finance team. The role encompasses preparation of performance reports, month-end duties, and validation of accounts. Ideal candidates should possess a 2:1 degree in relevant fields and demonstrate strong Excel and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Recent graduate in Accountancy & Finance or a related numeric-based degree.
• Competent in IT and Excel, skilled in using formulas and pivot tables.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of weekly performance reports on sales, purchasing, and production.
• Assistance with month-end duties and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Purchase ledger tasks and support during external audits.

Skills

Good communication

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Organizational skills

IT skills

Excel proficiency

Flexibility

Education

2:1 or above in Accountancy & Finance, Maths, Economics or a numeric-based degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

My client is looking for a recent graduate to assist the finance manager and the senior account assistant. You'll be working in a finance team of 15 in a young dynamic team with a good social culture.

Key Responsibilities:

• Preparation and distribution of weekly performance reports on sales, purchasing and production
• Assistance with month end duties including preparation of accruals and prepayments
• Balance sheet reconciliations
• Purchase ledger assistance including the processing of raw material invoices, supplier statement reconciliations and resolving queries
• Sales order processing
• Adding standard costs to the system
• Assistance with external audit
• Ad-hoc reporting as required

Essential attributes / skills / qualifications:

• Must have a 2:1 or above in Accountancy & Finance, Maths, Economics or a numeric based degree
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Driven to improve processes and procedures
• Good time management, planning and organizational skills
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Competent IT skills especially on Excel including using a wide range of functions and formulas, creating pivot tables.
• Flexible

If you are interested in this role, please contact John Devlin at Agility Resourcing.

Please note due to the large volume of applications we receive for these roles, if we have not contacted you within 7 days then, unfortunately, your application hasn't been successful.

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