Assistant Accountant

Able Bridge Recruitment Ltd; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software company in Edinburgh is seeking an assistant accountant to support the financial controller with day-to-day accounting tasks. The role involves invoice management, accounts reconciliation, and effective communication with various stakeholders. This position offers the potential for a rewarding career for the right candidate, with benefits including a fantastic pension offering and flexible working conditions.

Benefits

Fantastic pension offering

Flexible working

Death in Service

Highly attractive holiday entitlement

Medical cover

Birthday off

Qualifications

• Experience within a busy finance team required.
• Good communication skills in both written and verbal form essential.
• Qualification by experience is also acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and send new invoices to customers on Sage Intacct.
• Reconcile bank accounts weekly.
• Monitor Accounts Receivable and follow up on outstanding debt.

Skills

Communication

Flexibility

Teamwork

Education

ACCA

CIMA

AAT

Tools

Sage Intacct

Job description

The Company
Able Bridge Recruitment are currently working with a leading software business in the heart of Edinburgh in the recruitment of an assistant accountant.

Benefits include
Fantastic pension offering
Flexible working
Death in Service
Highly attractive holiday entitlement
Medical cover
Birthday off

This vacancy, the result of a restructure will report into the head of department and will be office based for at least 2 days per week.

We are looking to move at pace with this role so candidates will need to have a notice period of 1 week as a maximum to be considered

The organisation is at the forefront of the market that they work within and have minimal, if any competitors.

The Responsibilities
The purpose of this role is to be a first point of contact for accounting purposes. It will ultimately be positioned to provide day to day support the financial controller with transactions both incoming and outgoing. You will be working with stakeholders throughout the business ranging from sales teams to developers as well as senior C-Suite colleagues.

On a day-to-day basis you can expect to be responsible for the following;

• Prepare and send new invoices to customers on Sage Intacct, the details of which are send from our clients CRM.
• Manage the customer set-up on Sage Intacct.
• Review the accuracy of the new invoices weekly with the CFO.
• Monitor Accounts Receivable for late payers and follow up on outstanding debt with customers and the sales team.
• Effective digital filing of customer invoices.
• Manage the admin e-mail in-box for correspondence from sales and customers.
• Manage credit checks on Experian
• Reconcile the bank accounts weekly.
• Manage the accounts payable email in-box for correspondence from suppliers.
• Manage the supplier set-up on Sage Intacct.
• Raise purchase orders in line with levels of authority for procuring supply of services and stock for the company.
• Prepare weekly payment files for review. Load payments into bank.
• Monitor Accounts Payable for late payments and outstanding invoices.

The Requirements
It is essential, due the companies financial cycle that candidates be available to start working either immediately or within a week. Working towards a formal accounting qualification such as ACCA, CIMA, AAT would be beneficial, however our client has indicated that they would consider candidates who are qualified by experience. We are seeking an individual who has UK experience of working within a busy finance team and having the flexibility to change critical priorities at any given time. Applicants will be required to communicate with stakeholders both internally and externally so good communication skills in both written and verbal form are critical. Our client is at the forefront of the industry that they support and this role has the potential to a career defining position for the successful applicant.

Our client does not hold a license to offer study support so will only consider applicants who are able to work unrestricted within the UK and who are based in the immediate vicinity.

If you are interested in hearing more detail about this role or would like to have a confidential chat about a potential career move, please do not hesitate in contacting me.