Accounts Assistant

Our client is a highly successful International organisation who are seeking an additional member for their finance team.

The company are passionate about the quality of their products and they are seeking a talented and friendly individual to share their ethos

They are a growing business and to support the growth and maintain their profitability, the Finance team underpin and encourage the creativity and innovation as a business and ensure that sound business decisions are made that deliver real outcomes. They achieve this by really understanding how the business works and converting that knowledge into effective measures, controls, reports and advice.

What will the role of Accounts Assistant involve?

• Purchase Ledger – processing invoices, preparing payment runs and reconciling supplier statements. You will strive to ensure that invoices are posted accurately and on a timely basis whilst playing an important role in resolving issues.
• Month End process – you will provide support during the month-end process, reconciling balance sheet accounts and investigating differences.
• Cash and expenses – you will take full ownership of petty cash including foreign cash and provide support for posting bank items. You will process staff expense claims ensuring that they are appropriate and correctly categorised.
• Costing – assisting the Costing Accountant in the calculation of own production standard cost prices ensuring accuracy to allow the business to make informed decisions and providing support in the analysis of variances between actual and standard costs.
• Systems and controls – you will contribute to the on-going development and improvement of our systems, controls and processes.
• Ad hoc tasks – you will perform other tasks within the Finance department where required including cross-training to provide cover within the department.

What kind of person are we looking for?

• You will be computer literate with strong experience of using Excel
• You will be an inquisitive problem-solver who sees things through to the end and looks to improve everything that you do
• You will be an approachable person with strong communication skills and a can-do attitude
• You enjoy a fast-paced environment where you can demonstrate an ability to multi-task and prioritise your workload based upon a knowledge of what the business requires
• You will be keen to develop and take advantage of the opportunities that will be available to improve your skills and experience
• You will be motivated with a strong attention to detail, you will want to contribute to the team but will take responsibility for your objectives
• The successful candidate will be given the opportunity and support to study for relevant qualifications.

You will be working with passionate, friendly, talented people just like you, valued for your skills, and well rewarded for your contribution.