Senior Assistant Accountant

Trial Balance Consulting Ltd.; West Alvington; Presencial; GBP 25.000 - 34.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Trial Balance Consulting Ltd. is seeking an experienced Assistant Accountant to join our Newton Abbot headquarters. Working with the Finance Director, you will take ownership of the operational finance lifecycle in a busy services business.

You will handle day-to-day bookkeeping, AP, AR, credit control, management accounts, statutory deadlines, bank reconciliations, cash flow forecasts, fixed assets, and VAT reporting.

Formación

• Two years of recent experience in a similar accounting role.
• AAT or professional qualification via vocational experience.
• Strong IT aptitude and advanced MS Excel skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsabilidades

• Day-to-day bookkeeping for a busy accounting function.
• Lead accounts payable, liaising with suppliers and processing invoices.
• Lead accounts receivable, invoicing customers and setting up new accounts.
• Manage credit control processes.
• Assist FD with production of management accounts.
• Ensure statutory reporting deadlines are met.
• Perform bank reconciliations.
• Produce cash flow statements and general forecasts.
• Maintain the fixed asset register.
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations.
• Lead VAT reporting.
• Post accruals and prepayments.
• Support wider finance team as required.

Conocimientos

MS Excel

IT aptitude

Communication skills

Educación

AAT qualification

Descripción del empleo

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.