Assistant Accountant - Manufacturing

Recruiter
Anonymous
Location
Chippenham
Salary
23000.00 - 29000.00 GBP Annual
Posted
12 Jan 2017
Closes
25 Jan 2017
Sectors
Accountancy
Contract Type
Contract
Hours
Full Time
Assistant Accountant - Manufacturing

Our client is a global company in the Civil Engineering and Rail industries. They are currently looking to employ an Assistant Accountant for their Finance Team on an ongoing 6 month contract. Located in Chippenham, this is an opportunity for someone to work closer to home and cut on the commute.

Purpose of the role:

The purpose of the Assistant Accountant role is to support the Freight & Products operations team by providing accurate & timely financial analysis for the manufacturing operations & to provide support across all areas of the Freight & Products operations portfolio.

Key Responsibilitiesfor the Assistant Accountant:

* Run & issue reports on Recoveries.
* Run & issue daily sales report.
* Operate internal controls on production orders and stock. Investigate issues.
* Timely completion of some end of period routines including journal preparation & posting, variance analysis & balance sheet reconciliations.
* Prepare & issue reports monitoring stock check progress.
* Investigate differences between GRNs and invoices
* Other analysis & reporting as required.

Experience & Skills required:

* AAT qualified or equivalent
* Confident communicator
* Ability to produce & interpret meaningful financial analysis
* Advanced spreadsheet skills ( pivot tables, vlookups etc) an advantage
* Working knowledge of SAP, in particular Manufacturing, Sales and Finance modules an advantage
* Proactive problem solving nature, able to work alone as well as part of a team
* Good time management skills with the ability to understand and work to the reporting time constraints

This is an opportunity for an ongoing contract that could potentially go permanent. It is an interesting role that will keep you busy and continuously learning. If you think that you are right please apply now.

This may not be the right role for you but you may know someone that may be interested. Please put me in contact with anyone that may qualify for this role via email

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