Assistant Accountant

MacKenzie King Careers; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable recruitment firm is seeking an Assistant Accountant for a 6-Month Fixed Term Contract based in Ipswich. The role involves assisting the finance team in producing monthly management accounts, handling reconciliations, preparing VAT returns, and conducting financial analyses. Ideal candidates will have strong reconciliation and analytical skills, as well as experience in finance or accounting. This position offers a chance to work within a dynamic and supportive finance team, promoting valuable experience across management accounting.

Qualifications

• Experience in a finance or accounting role is required.
• Ability to handle reconciliation and financial analysis tasks.
• Familiarity with financial reporting requirements.

Responsibilities

• Assist the finance team with production of monthly management accounts.
• Perform reconciliations of control accounts in a timely manner.
• Prepare quarterly VAT returns.
• Conduct weekly sales posting and reporting.
• Maintain monthly balance sheet reconciliations.

Skills

Reconciliation skills

Analytical skills

Understanding of VAT

Experience with monthly management accounts

Job description

Join a dynamic and supportive finance team where you'll gain valuable experience across all areas of management accounting.

MacKenzie Kingare recruiting an Assistant Accountant on a 6-Month Fixed Term Contract , for an evolving business based in Ipswich. As an Assistant Accountant , you will be key in assisting the wider finance team with the production of monthly management accounts and reconciliations of control accounts in a timely manner and helping to maintain business as usual. You will be responsible for a wide range of reconciliations, assisting with monthly bank reporting, VAT returns, and sales and margin report analysis. In addition to this there will be other ad-hoc tasks including requests from other areas of the business.

Key tasks and responsibilities

• Weekly sales posting and reporting
• Weekly payroll costs, journals and analysis
• Prepare quarterly VAT returns
• Month end preparation of fixed assets, accruals, prepayments, accrued income, deferred income, intercompany movements, interest accruals
• Analysis of key P&L items, including overheads and staff costs
• Maintain monthly balance sheet reconciliations on work completed
• Complete finance review of weekly expenses

Monthly bank recon...