Assistant Accountant

Vertu Motors plc; Hereford; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Bank holidays

Online rewards platform

Preferential Service Rates

Colleague Purchase Scheme

Share Incentive Scheme

Pension

Enhanced Maternity & Paternity

Job summary

Vertu Volkswagen Hereford is seeking an experienced Assistant Accountant to join our team in Hereford. The role is full-time and permanent with a basic salary up to £30,000 depending on experience, plus a comprehensive benefits package.

You will work with the accountant on spreadsheets and data to support management decisions, including forecasts, estimates, payroll, and balance sheet reconciliations. Experience with Kerridge is ideal but not essential, and strong communication with financial

Qualifications

• Experienced Assistant Accountant
• Strong Excel and data handling skills
• Good communication with colleagues and customers

Responsibilities

• Produce forecasts and estimates
• Assist with production of Management Accounts
• Handle payroll and balance sheet reconciliations
• Process accruals and prepayments and cash flow
• Reconcile Manufacturer bonuses and manage credit control

Skills

Attention to detail

Excel

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Kerridge accounting system

Tools

Kerridge accounting system

Job description

Vertu Volkswagen Hereford

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Assistant Accountant to join our team in Vertu Volkswagen Hereford .

This is a Full-Time, permanent role where we are offering a basic salary up to £30,000depending on experience plus an excellent range of company benefits.

You will work alongside the accountant in the production of spreadsheets and statistical data to support the management team, and as an aid to business decisions.

Alongside day-to-day accounts you will also complete the following tasks:

• Forecasts
• Estimates
• Assist with the production of the Management Accounts
• Payroll
• Balance sheet reconciliations
• Accruals and Prepayments
• Cash Flow
• Reconciling Manufacturer Bonuses
• Credit Control

The ideal candidate will be an experienced Assistant Accountant, who is looking to take the next step up. A working knowledge of the Kerridge accounting system would be ideal but not essential, as well as previous Motor Trade experience. You will have the ability to communicate effectively with all financial and non-financial colleagues, clients and customers.

We are looking for the following attributes:

• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy
• Knowledge of Excel and other Microsoft packages
• Good organisational Skills
• Excellent communication skills.

We are proud to be the Motor Retailer who invests more in our colleague’s personal development than any other, so if you are successful, you can look forward to on-going training opportunities that provide you with the right career path, career progression and a range of benefits you would expect from an employer of choice which includes:

• 25 days holiday rising with length of service plus bank holidays
• Access to our online rewards platform giving you cash back and discounts for multiple retailers
• Preferential Service Rates
• Colleague Purchase Scheme
• Share Incentive Scheme
• Pension
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity

If your application is successful we will need to complete employment checks prior to you starting with us. For this role, these can include us verifying your recent employment, address and credit history. We may also conduct a criminal record check and a driving license check.

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