Assistant-accountant

VAREX IMAGING UK, LIMITED; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

VAREX IMAGING UK, LIMITED is seeking an Assistant Accountant to join our fast-paced manufacturing finance team, providing accurate financial reporting, cost control support, and day-to-day accounting assistance. The role is key in ensuring timely month-end processes, stock and cost accounting, and compliance with internal controls.

The role focuses on stock, WIP and cost accounting, standard costing, and collaboration with internal stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years' experience in an accounting or finance role, ideally within manufacturing.
• AAT qualified or Part-qualified ACCA / CIMA / ACA.
• Experience with stock, WIP, and cost accounting desirable.
• Experience using XERO and SAP.
• Strong attention to detail and analytical minds.

Responsibilities

• Assist with month-end close, including accruals, prepayments, journals and balance sheet reconciliation
• Support preparation of management accounts and variance analysis
• Maintain and reconcile stock, WIP and cost of sale
• Assist with standard costing, and production variance analysis
• Process fixed assets, depreciation and capital expenditure reporting
• Assist with VAT returns and statutory reporting requirement
• Support audits and liaise with internal and external stakeholders
• Improve financial processes and control
• Support implementation of SAP system (currently XERO)
• Provide on-site operational support for financial processes, including the review and submission of employee expense claims

Skills

Attention to detail

Analytical mindset

Education

AAT qualified or Part-qualified ACCA/CIMA/ACA

Tools

XERO

SAP

Job description

The Assistant Accountant will support the finance function within a fast-paced manufacturing environment, providing accurate financial reporting, cost control support, and day-to-day accounting assistance. The role is key in ensuring timely month-end processes, stock and cost accounting, and compliance with internal controls.

Key Responsibilitie

• sAssist with month-end close, including accruals, prepayments, journals and balance sheet reconciliation
• sSupport preparation of management accounts and variance analysi
• sMaintain and reconcile stock, WIP and cost of sale
• sAssist with standard costing, and production variance analysi
• sResponsible for cost allocation specifically for Time allocation (timesheets) and expens
• eProcess fixed assets, depreciation and capital expenditure reportin
• gAssist with VAT returns and statutory reporting requirement
• sSupport audits and liaise with internal and external stakeholder
• sImprove financial processes and control
• sSupport implementation of SAP system (currently XERO
• )Provide support for transactional accountin
• gProvide on‑site operational support for financial processes, including the review and submission of employee expense claim

Skills & Experience Requir

• ed2-3 years' experience in an accounting or finance role, ideally within manufacturi
• ngAAT qualified/ or Part-qualified ACCA / CIMA / A
• CAExperience with stock, WIP, and cost accounting desirab
• s)Experience using XERO and S
• APStrong attention to detail and analytical minds