Assistant Accountant

Hays; Burnley; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A thriving national business is seeking an experienced Assistant Accountant to join their team in Burnley. This full-time role involves managing the cashbook, reconciling bank accounts, and processing transactions to ensure accuracy and compliance. The ideal candidate will be organized and proactive, with strong Excel skills and experience in accounting systems like SAP. Enjoy a competitive salary and a range of benefits, including hybrid working and generous holiday allowances, while contributing to a growing organization that values its employees.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Healthcare cash plan

On-site parking

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar accounting position is essential.
• Strong Excel skills are required, including VLOOKUPs and pivot tables.

Responsibilities

• Manage company cashbook and petty cash, reconcile bank accounts.
• Process debtors and creditors, maintain fixed asset register.

Skills

Excel (VLOOKUPs, pivot tables)

Organizational Skills

Self-starter Attitude

Tools

SAP

ERP Systems

Job description

Job Description

Position: Assistant Accountant
Working Hours: 08:00-17:00, Monday-Friday
Location: Burnley
Salary: up to £30,000-£35,000

Your new company: I am working with a thriving national business based in Burnley who are now looking to appoint an experienced Assistant Accountant to join their team on a permanent and full-time basis. Due to continued business expansion, they are looking to increase their headcount.

Your new role: As Assistant Accountant, you will manage the company cashbook and petty cash, and reconcile company bank accounts. You will process and deal with all debtors and creditors, ensuring transactions are valid and reconciled, maintain the company's fixed asset register processing prepayments, accruals, VAT, supplier reconciliations and bank reconciliations.

What you'll need to succeed: To be successful in this position, you will have worked in a similar position recently and be able to hit the ground running. You must be incredibly organised, be able to manage your own workload with a self-starter attitude and be confident about picking up new systems. Excel skills, including VLOOKUPs and pivot tables, are essential for this role, and ideally, you have worked on SAP or another ERP system.

What you'll get in return: In return for this, you will be offered a full-time salary of £28,000 per annum, alongside a range of benefits, including 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, a healthcare cash plan, hybrid working, and parking on site.

What you need to do now: If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.