Assistant Accountant

Teledyne Technologies; West Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in England is seeking an Assistant Accountant to join their team in Shipley. The successful candidate will provide financial and management accounting support, handle balance sheet reconciliations, and assist with monthly management accounts. Candidates should be proactive and possess strong Microsoft Excel skills. This role is a full-time position offering several benefits, including a salary sacrifice pension plan and an employee assistance program.

Benefits

Salary sacrifice-led pension plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Salary sacrifice Electric Vehicle car scheme

Free life assurance cover

Holiday purchase scheme

Comprehensive well-being programme

Competitive employee discounts

Internal reward and recognition scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Enhanced family-friendly benefits

Company sick pay

Qualifications

• Graduate or part-qualified CIMA Accountant study support provided.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Balance Sheet reconciliations.
• Assisting with monthly management accounts.
• Creating and posting month-end journals.

Skills

Balance Sheet Reconciliation

Microsoft Excel

Accounting Software

Excellent communication and organisational skills

Proactive and can-do approach

Team player

Ability to manage multiple tasks

Education

Graduate or part-qualified CIMA

Tools

QuickBooks

Sage

Job description

Be visionary

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality, environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.

We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

Job Description

Are you looking to be part of a dynamic and growing organisation whose company culture is centred on empowering its employees to make decisions? As one of the leading manufacturers in producing high performance, high‑quality RF products for use in today’s modern technology world, Teledyne Microwave is focused on hiring the best available talent!

Teledyne Microwave UK (a business unit of Teledyne Aerospace & Defence Electronics UK) provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets. We have evolved from a company that was primarily focused on aerospace and defence to one that serves multiple markets that require advanced technology and high reliability.

Here at Teledyne Microwave UK our mission is to enable our customers to make the world safer, more secure and better connected. We are a world leader in the design, manufacture and support of radio frequency (RF) technology. With unrivalled RF & microwave application knowledge we have experience of creating innovative solutions for the most challenging applications.

What We Are Looking For

We are currently recruiting for an Assistant Accountant to join the team in Shipley. Reporting to the Financial Controller this role will be a key member of the Finance team and provide both financial and management accounting support to the business.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Balance Sheet reconciliations
• Assisting with the preparation of monthly management accounts in accordance with US GAAP principles
• Creating and posting month‑end journals
• Assisting AP shared services in invoice queries
• Booking inventory and labour into ERP system
• Managing company credit card & manual payments
• Commission analysis
• Accruals
• Debtors analysis
• Liaising with other departments on ad‑hoc queries
• Yearly stock takes
• Sarbanes Oxley evidence collection
• Fixed asset count
• Electronic filing

Assisting shared services with credit control.

• Assisting with the preparation of the year‑end audit file and disclosure information
• Assisting with the preparation of internal management reports
• Supporting the site Management Accountant and Financial Controller
• Assisting with general administrative duties and ad‑hoc queries / reports
• Weekly reporting from ERP and Global Finance management platform

Skills and Experience

• Graduate or part‑qualified CIMA Accountant study support provided
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office package especially Excel
• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• Proactive and can‑do approach to work.
• Team player who embraces change and possesses a continuous improvement mind‑set
• Ability to work autonomously in the company
• Capable of managing multiple tasks and progressing priorities

Benefits

• Salary sacrifice‑led pension plan that matches employee contributions up to 7%
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Salary sacrifice Electric Vehicle car scheme
• Free life assurance cover at the value of four times basic annual salary
• Holiday purchase scheme which enables employees to purchase an additional week’s worth of annual leave each year
• Comprehensive well‑being programme that supports employees with their physical, mental and financial health as well as their cultural / environmental well‑being
• Competitive employee discounts platform that provides employees with discounts with leading brands / retailers
• Internal reward and recognition scheme linked to internal benefits platform
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Enhanced family‑friendly benefits
• Company sick pay

Our Inclusive Culture

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Committee that supports and champions employee diversity.

At Teledyne we believe that Equality, Diversity and Inclusion mean opportunity to cherish and celebrate the value of diversity to bring our full and authentic selves to work and to feel fully involved and respected, and we are committed to this journey. Occupational health and safety and environmental sustainability are also an integral part of our business strategy and we believe in implementing environmental health and safety improvements to continually enhance the working environment for staff, visitors and contractors.

Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.

Key Skills

• Balance Sheet Reconciliation
• Accounting Software
• Computer Operation
• Primary Care Experience
• QuickBooks
• Accounting
• Sage
• Office Experience
• Account Reconciliation
• Microsoft Excel
• Payroll
• Bookkeeping

Employment Details

Employment Type: Full‑Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1