Assistant Accountant
- Recruiter
- Reach plc
- Location
- Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England
- Salary
- Competitive plus company benefits
- Posted
- 22 Nov 2018
- Closes
- 20 Dec 2018
- Ref
- 0000000483
- Contact
- Reach plc
- Sectors
- Accountancy
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated Assistant Accountant to join our team in Newcastle. Reporting into the Business Accountants, you will process business transactions to a high and accurate standard and support the workload of management as required.
We are Reach because it's what we do.
Every day our newsbrands - national and regional, in print and online - reach millions of people up and down the country. We are the UK's largest news publisher, with influential national newsbrands such as the Daily Mirror, Daily Express, Sunday People, Daily Record, and more than 100 distinguished regional titles.
Our brands have a long heritage of being trusted sources of news and information, with our editorial conviction and high standards of journalism providing audiences with timely information and opinion across multiple platforms.
Last year we sold 540 million newspapers, and our network of over 70 websites provide 24/7 coverage of news, sport and showbiz stories, viewed by 110m unique browsers every month.
Key Responsibilities
- Month end accounting
- Assist with quarterly forecasting
- Support year end preparation and statutory reporting
- Balance sheets reconciliation
- Ad-hoc provision of information as required
- Preparation of weekly forecasting
The Ideal Candidate
To be successful in this role, you will be AAT qualified as a minimum, ideally currently studying or wishing to study for CIMA or equivalent (study support package available ). Along with this you must possess a minimum of 5 GCSE's or equivalent, be a strong team player and reflect excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
Package Description
In addition to competitive salaries, bonus structures (if applicable) and a contributory pension scheme, Reach plc offer a whole host of voluntary flexible benefits. These include a car scheme, holiday purchase, childcare vouchers, cycle scheme, staff discounts, season tickets & parking loans and an employee assistance programme.
We are committed to equal opportunity for all. We may collect relevant data for monitoring as part of our candidate registration process. We will be reviewing applications as they are received so please don't delay in submitting your application.