Assistant Accountant

Hays PLC; Burnley; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an experienced Assistant Accountant to join their dynamic team in Burnley. This full-time role offers the opportunity to manage essential financial tasks, including cashbook management and reconciliation of bank accounts. The ideal candidate will be organized, self-motivated, and possess strong Excel skills, particularly with VLOOKUPs and pivot tables. In return, you will receive a competitive salary along with attractive benefits such as generous holiday allowances and hybrid working options. If you're ready to take your accounting career to the next level, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Healthcare cash plan

Hybrid working

On-site parking

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar accounting role is essential.
• Strong Excel skills are a must for data management.

Responsibilities

• Manage 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

Assistant Accountant, 08:00-17:00, Monday-Friday, based in Burnley, 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

1. As Assistant Accountant, you will manage the company cashbook and petty cash, and reconcile company bank accounts.
2. 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.
3. This is a full-time role, working Monday-Friday 8:00-17:00.

What you'll need to succeed

1. To be successful in this position, you will have worked in a similar position recently and be able to hit the ground running.
2. 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.
3. Excel skills, including VLOOKUPs and pivot tables, are essential for this role, and ideally have worked on SAP or another ERP system.

What you'll get in return

1. In return for this, you will be offered a full-time salary of £28,000 per annum.
2. Alongside this, you are offered 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

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