Assistant Accountant

NuBreed Group Ltd; Leeds; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

26 days holiday plus bank holidays

Study support

Job summary

NuBreed Group Ltd in the United Kingdom seeks an Assistant Accountant to support month-end close, reconciliations, ledgers, and management accounts. You will gain exposure to intercompany processes and day-to-day finance duties in a high-volume environment.

The role offers long-term development within Finance and opportunities to progress into month-end and managerial accounting tasks.

Qualifications

• Part-qualified or newly qualified ACCA/CIMA.
• Experience in Assistant Accountant or similar finance role.
• Advanced Excel skills (SUMIFS/XLOOKUP) and Office 365 proficiency.
• Strong communication, attention to detail and drive to improve processes.

Responsibilities

• Assist with month-end processes including journals, prepayments, balance sheet reconciliations, fixed assets and support for management accounts.
• Manage aged debtors and credit control, invoicing and cash collection.
• Manage aged creditors and supplier payments, reconcile statements and run payment runs.
• Perform bank reconciliations and investigate discrepancies.
• Review company expenses and ensure compliance with policy.

Skills

Communication skills

Proactive attitude

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Education

ACCA/CIMA finalist or newly qualified

Tools

Excel

SUMIFS/XLOOKUP

Job description

About the role

As an Assistant Accountant, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the business through its next phase of growth, ensuring financial and operational tasks are carried out effectively and in a timely manner.
Working within a high-volume finance environment, you’ll play a key role across reconciliations, purchase & sales ledger, whilst also gaining valuable exposure to month-end processes and management accounts support. The business can offer genuine long-term development, making this an ideal role for someone looking to progress within Finance and gain valuable experience across all areas.

Role Responsibilities

• Assisting with month-end processes including journals, prepayments, balance sheet reconciliations, fixed assets and supporting management accounts preparation as experience develops.
• Management of aged debtors and credit control – undertaking sales invoicing, chasing overdue payments and maximising cash collection across all customers
• Management of aged creditors and supplier payments – reconciling supplier statements, keeping the purchase ledger accurate and up to date and processing payment runs
• Bank reconciliations - Completing daily bank reconciliations of multiple bank accounts and investigating discrepancies.
• Overseeing company expenses – in particular staff company card spend, ensuring all expenditure is authorised, coded and within policy
• Dealing with other general ad hoc queries and assisting staff worldwide with day-to-day queries
• Support intercompany accounting processes, ensuring balances reconcile correctly and reporting requirements are maintained.

Experience and Skill Requirements

• Part-qualified, finalist accountant, or newly qualified (ACCA/CIMA)
• Previous experience within an Assistant Accountant, Finance Assistant or similar finance role.
• Strong IT skills with Microsoft Excel essential, including confident use of SUMIFS & XLOOKUP and/or VLOOKUP along with other knowledge and experience of Microsoft Office 365 suite
• A proactive self-starter with a can-do attitude, willing to contribute and share ideas to consistently improve processes and increase efficiency
• Strives to embrace change, enjoys a fast-paced environment, reacts well to pressure, and welcomes new ideas
• Ability to find opportunities outside of those presented through self-motivation and diligence
• Positive attitude with realistic expectations
• Takes pride in their work with good attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills

On offer

• Pension scheme
• 26 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Study support if required
• Genuine long-term progression into month-end and management accounts responsibilities
• Varied and hands-on finance role with real ownership and development potential