Assistant Accountant

William Wilson Limited; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Pension matched up to 9%

Bonus potential

Healthcare access

Cycle to Work scheme

Discounts and wellbeing perks

Job summary

William Wilson Limited in Aberdeen is seeking an Assistant Accountant to support branch finance activities across Scotland. The role is a full-time position based in Aberdeen, working 40 hours weekly from 8.00am to 4.30pm with a 30-minute lunch break.

You will assist the Management Accountant and Finance Manager with weekly, monthly and ad-hoc reporting, process branch banking and reconciliations, and handle payments and ledgers. A strong Excel skillset and prior finance experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience in finance is preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong Excel skills and ability to prioritise deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Supporting 23 William Wilson branches across Scotland
• Assist the Management Accountant & Finance Manager with weekly, monthly & ad-hoc reporting requirements
• Processing branch banking and resolving any resulting queries
• Coding & processing direct debits, standing orders & online payments
• Preparation of bank reconciliations
• Petty cash management
• Recording of online payments and customer cheques received
• Preparation of weekly and monthly reports for management
• Monthly balance sheet reconciliations
• Maintenance of sundry sales ledger

Skills

Communication skills

Prior finance experience

Deadline-driven

Tools

Excel

Job description

Salary: Competitive + Bonus + Excellent Benefits Assistant Accountant - Aberdeen (AB12 3QA) - William Wilson

So, who are we? We are William Wilson, a part of the Wolseley Group - a leading specialist trade merchant across the UK and Ireland. We pride ourselves in putting our people and customers at the heart of everything we do – and best of all, provide opportunities to develop skills and build careers through our award-winning Wolseley Talent Guild. Also, did we mention? In addition to the competitive salary, there are also benefits on tap – including... Annual leave (increasing with length of service), a generous pension scheme (matched up to 9%), potential to earn bonuses, enhanced maternity / adoption leave and access to a great range of online and high street discounts. We also promote positive health and wellbeing by offering free access to healthcare, our popular YuLife app, our Cycle to Work scheme and more.

As an Accounts Assistant based in Aberdeen, you’ll be responsible for:

• Supporting 23 William Wilson branches across Scotland
• Assist the Management Accountant & Finance Manager with weekly, monthly & ad-hoc reporting requirements
• Processing branch banking and resolving any resulting queries
• Coding & processing direct debits, standing orders & online payments
• Preparation of bank reconciliations
• Petty cash management
• Recording of online payments and customer cheques received
• Preparation of weekly and monthly reports for management
• Monthly balance sheet reconciliations
• Maintenance of sundry sales ledger

This is a Full Time permanent position working 40 hours a week, Monday to Friday 08.00am - 4.30pm with 1/2 hour lunch break.

And here’s what we’d like you to have:

• Prior finance experience is preferred
• Ability to prioritise competing demands on time
• Experience of working to deadlines
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Strong Excel skills
• Flexibility – willing to learn a wide range of department procedures

Wolseley UK is the country’s largest plumbing, heating and cooling trade specialist merchant and we aim to be the first choice specialist merchant for trade customers. We supply 180,000 different products to over 100,000 customers every year. Join us and you’ll be part of a team that gets the right products to customers at the right price, in the right place, and at the right time. You’ll also enjoy extensive training and an award-winning pension and great rewards package. And, as part of the world’s largest specialist distributer of plumbing and heating products, you’ll have access to a wide variety of career opportunities.