Assistant Accountant

JR Personnel are an employment agency acting on behalf of a client who is looking for an Assistant Accountant.

TITLE: Assistant Accountant

JOB REF: PV10560

Permanent

Location: Loughborough

Salary: £25,000 - £26,000

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

ROLE PROFILE:  

• Oversee the day to day running of the Finance Function and assist the Finance Manager as required in the delivery of an efficient and high quality financial function.
• Monitor work undertaken by the Accounts Assistants to ensure required tasks are completed on time; action any shortfalls and coordinate workloads. Support and cover as required with Purchase Ledger, Sales Ledger & Credit Control. Administer team’s personal and work development requirements.
• Assist with month end procedure including reconciling accounts; preparing journals; posting of invoices; raising recharge invoices; managing petty cash.
• Support and train new users, offering advice, guidance, training and support to all departments for both new and existing finance functions.
• Liaise with customers, colleagues and suppliers as required, deal with and escalate if necessary, complex invoice/payment queries to a satisfactory conclusion.

PERSON PROFILE:

• Self-motivated and driven
• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Team player

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• Experience of working in a finance function to include nominal, sales, purchase ledger and credit control
• Experience of finance software and its administration
• AAT or equivalent required

Due to the number of responses generated we are unable to get back to every applicant.  If you have not heard from us within seven days you will not have been successful on this occasion.