Assistant Accountant - Systems

Eville & Jones; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading veterinary services provider in Leeds is seeking an Assistant Accountant (Systems) to support their Finance team. The role involves managing financial processes, conducting data analysis, and ensuring effective accounts support. The ideal candidate has strong Excel skills and experience in finance, with a salary range of £35,000 to £40,000 based on skills and experience. The role offers a flexible hybrid working environment.

Benefits

Salary – £35,000 to £40,000pa

23 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays

Company pension scheme

Reward and Recognition Scheme

Perkbox scheme

Free car parking

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• High level of Excel competency required.
• Strong numerical skills and attention to detail are crucial.
• Experience with general ledger functions and month/year-end close process needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide interim management accounts cover and external reporting support.
• Perform account reconciliations as required.
• Support month-end and year-end close processes.

Skills

Excel competency

Data consolidation and analysis

Communication skills

Numerical skills and attention to detail

Problem-solving and analytical skills

Job description

Assistant Accountant – Systems

Part of the Phenna Group and with an annual turnover of £60m, Eville & Jones is the largest provider of Veterinary Official Controls in Europe. We are committed to safeguarding animal welfare within the food chain, ensuring that food is safe to eat, and enabling the import and export of products of animal origin.

We have a team of 60 Central Support heroes back at our Leeds head office that cover the central support functions. We are looking for an Assistant Accountant (Systems) – who has good all-round Accounts experience to support our busy Finance team.

About the Role: Reporting to the Financial Controller, this role is crucial in ensuring the smooth operation of our financial processes and supporting various finance-related tasks. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in finance, excellent analytical skills, and the ability to work effectively in a small team environment. This role would suit someone who is happy and confident working with lots of data and being able to consolidate and analyse this information.

What you will be doing

• Provide interim management accounts cover and external reporting support.
• Perform account reconciliations, as required.
• Ensure prompt recovery of costs following accidents and damage.
• Pursue historic recovery of costs, and reconcile costs and recharges to ensure complete recovery.
• Support audit testing and requirements.
• Assist with month-end and year-end close processes.
• Conduct monthly analysis tasks to support management information.
• Provide interim support for budget preparation.
• Assist in the production of year-end statutory accounts.
• Reconcile and maintain the Fixed Asset Register.
• Process supplier and ad-hoc payments, as required.
• Support the finance team with various tasks, as needed.

Your qualifications and experience

• High level of Excel competency.
• Ability to consolidate and analyse data from different sources.
• Comfortable dealing with multiple IT systems.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong numerical skills and attention to detail.
• Experience with general ledger functions and the month/year-end close process.
• Broad experience across finance, including management accounts, sales ledger, and purchase ledger.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Proactive approach and ability to use Excel and AI for data analysis and recommendations.
• Comfortable working in a small team environment.
• Ability to multi-task and manage finance-related projects.
• Ability to work to tight timescales and meet reporting deadlines.
• Driven by a desire to make improvements, deliver efficiency, and add value.

What we are offering

• Salary – £35,000 to £40,000pa – depending on skills and experience
• 23 days holiday (increasing each year to a maximum of 25 days) plus 8 bank holidays
• Company pension scheme
• Reward and Recognition Scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Perkbox scheme – a variety of discounts and benefits
• Free car parking
• Employee Assistance Programme/Financial wellbeing service
• Death in service/accident cover

This is a full-time role working 40 hours per week. Although primarily office based (LS15 8ZB), there will be some flexibility as to remote working.

If this sounds like the job for you, we would love to hear from you!