Assistant Accountant Edinburgh | Full/Part time | £40k

Meraki Talent; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking on site

Flexible start/finish times

Progression

Sociable team

Job summary

Meraki Talent is recruiting an ambitious assistant accountant for a permanent role with an international recreation firm based near Edinburgh. You will support the finance manager in preparing management and year-end accounts and assist across the finance team.

Responsibilities include monthly management reporting with variance analysis, budgeting and forecasting, month-end journals, VAT submissions, supplier payments, and year-end audit support. A flexible, progressive role in a sociable team.

Qualifications

• Proficient Microsoft Office and accounts software SAGE/XERO or similar.
• Qual, PQ or QBE considered.

Responsibilities

• Support the production of monthly management reports, including commentary and variance analysis.
• Budgeting and forecasting.
• Prepare journals at month end accruals, deferrals, and adjustments.
• Maintain and monitor balances for trade receivables and payables, producing regular reports.
• Manage supplier settlements, including scheduled payment runs and one off payments.
• Complete VAT submissions.
• Assist with year end audit.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial controls, systems, and reporting processes, making recommendations where appropriate.
• Supervising and supporting transactional staff.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Education

Qualified by experience / PQ / QBE

Tools

SAGE

Xero

Job description

Meraki Talent is delighted to be supporting a growing international recreation firm on their search for an ambitious assistant accountant to join their team on a permanent basis.

The Company

This Company has a fantastic reputation in the market and is renowned for offering a friendly supportive and environment and pride themselves on being people first with work/life balance a priority.

The successful candidate will support the finance manager in the preparation of management and year end accounts as well as assisting across the finance team. Duties to include:

• Support the production of monthly management reports, including commentary and variance analysis
• Budgeting and forecasting
• Prepare journals at month end accruals, deferrals, and adjustments
• Maintain and monitor balances for trade receivables and payables, producing regular reports
• Manage supplier settlements, including scheduled payment runs and one off payments
• Complete VAT submissions
• Assist with year end audit
• Identify opportunities to improve financial controls, systems, and reporting processes, making recommendations where appropriate
• Supervising and supporting transactional staff

What is on Offer:

• Up to £35,000 - £40,000 depending on experience
• Full or part time hours
• Flexible start/finish times
• Progression
• Sociable team
• Free parking on site

Candidate Profile:

• Qual, PQ or QBE considered
• Proficient Microsoft Office and accounts software SAGE/XERO or similar