Assistant Accountant

Alexander Daniels are recruiting for an Assistant Accountant to work in a small successful finance team, working closely with the Finance Manager. You will be supporting the team in delivering timely working capital management, appropriate treasury management, sales/purchase ledger management, payroll, month end close support, audit support and financial administration support.

This role is 5 days a week onsite, with an early finish on a Friday.

ROLE OVERVIEW

* Assist with Working Capital Support
* Sales/Purchase Ledger Support
* Payroll
* Month End Close Support
* Audit Support
* Financial Admin

DUTIES

* Process weekly and monthly payroll and associated reporting
* Complete all monthly payroll reconciliations.
* Daily payment and receipt allocation of all banks.
* Perform daily bank reconciliations.
* Issue daily sales report
* Complete and process commercial invoices
* Set up and manage customer accounts.
* Management of processing of overhead invoices
* IF monthly reconciliation and reporting to the bank.
* Reconcile and complete quarterly VAT returns
* Assist in completion of month end reconciliations and Management Accounts
* Assist in yearly audits.
* Support and assist the wider team to include cover for sales order processing and credit control during leave.
* Ensure that all filing is done accurately and on a regular basis.
* To undertake any other ad-hoc duties required by the Finance Manager and CFO.

CHARACTERISTICS & REQUIREMENTS

* The ability to make process / procedure improvements
* The ability to work to deadlines
* Ability to ensure others comply with financial controls and procedures
* Willingness and accessible personality to interact with all business functions
* Strong interpersonal skills to communicate effectively at all levels and build effective working relationships
* Ability to work on own initiative

QUALFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE

* Able to demonstrate relevant experience in a manufacturing business
* Must be a strong and effective communicator
* Must be highly IT literate with good ERP knowledge and advanced spreadsheet skills
* Able to effectively understand and manage information at a detailed level
* Ideally, a candidate should be at a minimum, part/fully qualified or qualified by experience.
* Experience of a private equity business
* Experience in a small to medium sized business