Accounts Assistant/Management Accountant

Agility Resoucing; Stockport; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-growing IT company in Cheadle is seeking an Accounts Assistant / Management Accountant to support the Finance Director. Responsibilities include managing month-end accounts, maintaining accounting processes, and handling credit control. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills, Excel knowledge, and experience in an accounts team, preferably working towards AAT qualification. In return, the company offers attractive perks including extra holidays and a sabbatical after five years.

Benefits

20 + bank holidays

A day off for your birthday

4 week sabbatical after every 5 years

Pension Contributions

Breakout space with kitchen and games

2 Sanity Days per year

Qualifications

• Experience of working in an accounts team.
• Ability to work to strict deadlines and prioritise workload.
• Clear communicator internally and externally.

Responsibilities

• Month end & year end management accounts.
• Work with internal managers to ensure financial interactions are effective.
• Run sales invoices and credit notes.
• Issue statements to customers.

Skills

Sound knowledge of Excel

Problem-solving

Excellent analytical skills

Credit Control experience

Experience of producing monthly management accounts

Experience working in Xero

Education

Working towards AAT or AAT Qualified

Job description

Overview

• Job Title: Accounts Assistant/ Management Accountant
• Salary: up to £30,000pa
• Location: Cheadle
• Working Hours: 9 am - 5 pm (core hours)

Agility is delighted to be working with a fast-growing IT company seeking for an Accounts Assistant / Management Accountant to join their team.

They are looking for a highly motivated and ambitious individual to support the Finance Director and be responsible for the overall Management Accounts and Sales Ledger function.

If you are looking for a new opportunity to join a growing and progressive company then this is the role for you….

Responsibilities

What you will be doing:

• Month end & year end management accounts.
• Work with internal managers to ensure financial interactions with suppliers and customers are effective.
• Work with our support team and account managers to ensure products are sold correctly and in line with company practices.
• Creation and maintenance of accounting processes.
• Run sales invoices and credit notes.
• Issue statements to customers.
• Credit control including liaising directly with customers and the sales team, to ensure customers pay within the terms.

About you

• Problem-solving.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Judgement and reasoning.
• Ability to work on your own & part of a team.
• Clear communicator internally and externally.
• Ability to work to strict deadlines and prioritise workload.
• Ability to work to strict deadlines at month end/year end (holidays to be taken outside of these periods).
• An interest in technology and automation would be advantageous.

Required Skills

• Sound knowledge of Excel
• Experience of working in an accounts team
• Experience of producing monthly management accounts
• Credit Control experience
• Experience working in Xero (preferred but not essential)
• Working towards AAT or AAT Qualified

In return you will receive

• Holidays- 20 + bank holidays
• A day off for your birthday
• 4 week sabbatical after every 5 years of employment
• Pension Contributions
• Different areas to work and get away from your desk
• Breakout space with fully kitted out kitchen and pool table, dart board
• 2 Sanity Days per year - A day away from the office to do anything that will improve your sanity! An activity of your choice to: learn new skill, relax, progress your career, do good for the community, take part in a charity event, improve wellbeing or de-stress!

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