Assistant Accountant

GSF Car Parts; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job description

About The Role

We have an excellent opportunity for an Assistant Account to join the fast-paced finance team who will contribute to the company’s financial performance through accurate recording of general ledger transactions.

About You

Main Duties

1. Assist with Transactional finance duties monthly reconciliation and handling financial queries.
2. Supporting management accounts preparation.
3. Process accruals, prepayments, and journal entries.
4. Conduct balance sheet reconciliations.
5. Support fixed asset management.
6. Contribute to the production of monthly management accounts pack.
7. Collaborate with the finance team to ensure compliance and accuracy in all financial reporting.
8. Ensure monthly balance sheet reconciliations are completed on time and reconciling items investigated and resolved monthly.
9. Appropriate evidence maintained to support period end prepayments, accruals and controls.
10. Compliance with internal control requirements.
11. Develop effective working relationships with budget holders.
12. Proactively support the Group Financial Controller and Finance Manager in the review of current processes as part of the Groups continuous improvement journey.

What You'll Need To Succeed

1. A high degree of personal and professional resilience coupled with a 'can do' attitude.
2. Part qualified/finalist.
3. Professional curiosity to challenge outputs with ability to efficiently investigate and identify any issue(s) together with proposing required solutions.
4. Experience of cost centre accounting in a multi-location business.

What We Offer

1. Study support.
2. 28 days annual leave, including bank holiday and opportunity to increase annual leave for time served.
3. Online employee discount scheme including big discounts to local cinemas, theme park attractions, major retailers and much more.
4. Healthcare cash plan.
5. Development programmes/Study support.
6. Career progression opportunities.

About Us

GSF Car Parts is one of the UK’s leading automotive parts distributors, supplying thousands of independent garages throughout the UK and Ireland with parts, tools, garage equipment and specialist training. The group has over 194 branches nationwide and a turnover exceeding £500 million. Built on the heritage and success of a dozen local brand identities acquired over several years, we have traded as one brand since November 2021. Our branch network is bolstered by centralised support and expertise from specialist departments in key areas such as procurement and supply chain, marketing and national accounts. The business also benefits from integrated IT systems, which include our industry leading catalogue system, Allicat, and access to the Group's national garage programme, Servicesure.