Assistant Accountant

Lyons Recruitment; Leeds; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexitime

Generous holidays

Free on-site parking

Job summary

Lyons Recruitment is representing a charity in Leeds seeking an Assistant Accountant. The role combines accounting, payroll and credit control in a small team with hybrid working and flexible hours.

The successful candidate will handle monthly management accounts, journals, accruals, and payroll for around 100 employees, with opportunities for part-time 30 hours per week. Study support and generous holiday are offered.

Qualifications

• Qualified, Part-Qualified, or Qualified by Experience.
• Able to prepare accruals, prepayments, journals and reconciliations.
• Experience supporting management accounts.
• Payroll experience in a similar size organisation.

Responsibilities

• Support the preparation of financial reports and analysis.
• Assist monthly management accounts and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Post journals including accruals and prepayments.
• Post month-end sales and revenue adjustments.
• Assist with audit preparation and year-end processes.
• Manage end-to-end credit control and chase overdue payments.
• Process monthly payroll for ~100 employees and pensions.

Skills

Payroll processing

Credit control

Financial reporting

Education

Qualified/Part-Qualified or QBE

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Sage

Xero

Job description

The Business & Opportunity:

Fantastic opportunity to play a key role in the ongoing success of an established and well-respected charity. With over 100 staff they pride themselves in positively changing lives of community members by reducing physical and mental health issues, well-being challenges, social isolation, poverty, and providing support to daily living.

On the back of a restructure, they are now seeking a proactive and detail-orientated Assistant Accountant to join their small team. This is a varied and hands-on role incorporating accounts, payroll and credit control.

This is a permanent full-time requirement, but those seeking 30 hours p/w will be considered. You will be rewarded with an excellent financial package and benefits, including a small amount of hybrid working, flexitime, and a generous holiday allowance.

Specific Requirement:

Accounting:

• Support the preparation of financial reports and analysis.


• Assist with the monthly management accounts process.


• Reconcile balance sheet accounts and investigate variances


• Prepare, post and maintain journals including accruals, prepayments and adjustments.


• Post month-end sales and revenue adjustments.


• Assist with audit preparation and year-end processes.


• Identify opportunities to improve financial controls and efficiencies.

Payroll:

• Process and administer monthly payroll for c100 employees.


• Ensure payroll is processed accurately and on time, including statutory payments, pensions, deductions, overtime and salary adjustments.


• Maintain payroll records and ensure compliance with HMRC and employment legislation.


• Responsible for the administration and payments of pensions.


• Liaise with employees and managers regarding payroll queries.


• Reconcile payroll related balance sheet accounts.

Credit Control:

• Manage the end-to-end credit control function.


• Monitor outstanding debtors and pro-actively chase overdue payments


• Build strong relationships with customers to resolve invoice and payment disputes.


• Produce aged debtor reports and provide regular updates to management.


• Support cashflow management through effective collection activities.

Skills & Experience required:

• Qualified, Part-Qualified, or Qualified By Experience.


• Able to prepare accruals, prepayments, journals and balance sheet reconciliations, together with accounts processing and transactional finance.


• Experience supporting the production of management accounts.


• Proven hands-on payroll experience within a similar sized (or larger) organisation.


• Credit Control experience with responsibility for managing customer accounts and collections.


• Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel, and ideally Sage and Xero.


• Likely to have worked within an SME or Charity/non-profit sector.

What's on Offer:

• £32,000 - £38,000 depending on experience.


• Study Support if required.


• Generous holidays, Pension & Employee assistance programme.


• Option of reduced hours (minimum 30 per week).


• Free On-site parking at their North Leeds premises in LS7.