Assistant Accountant

DK Recruitment; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable recruitment agency is seeking an assistant accountant based in Plymouth to support its finance team. You'll be responsible for preparing cash flow reports, managing payment processes, and ensuring compliance with VAT regulations. Ideal candidates should have AAT level 4 or equivalent experience, strong Excel skills, and excellent communication abilities. This role offers the opportunity to improve financial operations and support a commercially-focused environment.

Qualifications

• AAT level 4 or equivalent experience is essential.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills are required.
• Excellent communication skills for liaising with distributors and teams.

Responsibilities

• Maintain timely collection of payments from distributors.
• Prepare cash collection reports for cash flow reporting.
• Support collection and maintenance of export evidence for VAT.

Skills

Excellent Microsoft Excel skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Good IT skills

Knowledge of VAT/GDPR & anti-money laundering regulations

Organizational skills

Education

AAT level 4 or equivalent experience

Job description

Large and well-known Plymouth based company seeking an assistant account to bring into their finance team.

Main purpose:

Supporting the finance department with reports in connection with monthly financial presentations and ad-hoc reporting. Complete preparation of weekly / monthly cash flow receipts reports, forecasting receipts from distributors. Support the commercial department supporting including maintenance and improvement of OMS and CRM systems and providing analytical data, reports and recommendations for business improvements.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain and introduce, where necessary, procedures allowing for the timely collection of payments from distributors and elevate any overdue accounts.
• Prepare weekly / monthly cash collection reports to support with cash flow reporting
• Support the finance function to collect and maintain export evidence for VAT purposes.
• Work closely with the Sales and After Sales departments in regard to boat sales, invoicing, despatch dates and any specific terms.
• Support the general finance function with month end reports, ad hoc information as required.
• Manage the various systems and processes, reviewing procedures and recommend improvements.
• Review credit limits and bad debt and process new distributor accounts.
• Support the commercial department with the introduction of the new OMS software and development of the CRM allowing distributors full visibility of future orders and key milestone dates triggering payments.
• Co‑ordinate the processing of customer and distributor due diligence checks, including financial assessment of new distributors.
• Providing analytical data to support growth of the of commercial function.
• Support with ad‑hoc finance or commercial projects.
• Acting as an Ambassador for the company, operating with integrity and drive appropriate to the company's values, to promote us as a market leader.

You should have:

• AAT level 4 or equivalent experience
• Good IT skills with excellent Microsoft Excel skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, being able to confidently liaise with a network of distributors and internal commercial team.
• VAT /GDPR & anti-money laundering regulations knowledge desirable.
• Efficient, organised, with the ability to prioritise work load