Senior Assistant Accountant

Trial Balance; Newton Abbot; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Trial Balance Consulting is looking for a motivated Assistant Accountant to oversee financial operations at a respected services business in Newton Abbot. You will handle bookkeeping, manage accounts payable and receivable, and assist in statutory reporting and financial analysis. The role requires at least two years of experience and offers a collaborative work environment and strong support for career development.

Benefits

Excellent financial benefits

Strong staff retention

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of recent experience in a similar role.
• Part/fully AAT or suitably qualified through experience.
• Excellent MS Excel skills required.

Responsibilities

• Day-to-day bookkeeping and accounts management.
• Lead accounts payable and receivable functions.
• Assist with statutory reporting and bank reconciliations.

Skills

MS Excel

Communication

Interpersonal skills

IT aptitude

Education

AAT qualified or vocationally qualified

Job description

Trial Balance Consulting are delighted to have been exclusively engaged by a new client, a long established and highly respected services business, that seek to recruit an experienced Assistant Accountant to join their team. The role is offered as a full time, permanent contract to be based at the company headquarters in Newton Abbot.

Working closely alongside a highly experienced Finance Director, this will be a broad and interesting role where the successful candidate can work towards overall control of the operational finance lifecycle of a busy and prosperous business. Key responsibilities to include:

- Day-to-day bookkeeping for a busy accounting function

- Assume leadership of the accounts payable function, liaising with suppliers, uploading invoices and overseeing supplier payment runs

- Lead the accounts receivable function, invoicing customers and setting up new customer accounts

- Management of the credit control function

- Assist the FD with the production of management accounts

- Ensure that statutory reporting deadlines are met

- Bank reconciliations

- Produce cash flow statements and general forecasts

- Maintenance of the fixed asset register

- Balance sheet reconciliation

- Assume a lead role in VAT reporting

- Posting accruals and prepayments

- Assist the wider finance team as and when required

For this role we seek a motivated and career driven Assistant Accountant with at least two years of recently gained experience in a similar capacity. Candidates may be part/fully AAT/professionally qualified or suitably qualified through vocational experience. The company is keen to implement digital system improvements so good IT aptitude and excellent MS Excel skills essential. This is a highly visible role that works with an energetic team and liaises with colleagues throughout the business so excellent communication/interpersonal skills required.

The successful candidate will benefit from a well-supported and developing role with a company that can boast excellent staff retention and superb financial/non-financial benefits. For further details and to apply, please contact Steve Roach quoting reference SR10423 as soon as possible.