Assistant Accountant

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited

Posted 6 days ago, valid for 16 days

Burnley, Lancashire BB12, England

£28,000 per annum

Full Time

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Sonic Summary

A national business based in Burnley is seeking an experienced Assistant Accountant for a permanent, full-time role.
The position involves managing the cashbook, reconciling bank accounts, and handling debtors and creditors.
Candidates should have recent experience in a similar role, strong organizational skills, and proficiency in Excel, including VLOOKUPs and pivot tables.
The salary for this position is £28,000 per annum, with additional benefits such as 25 days holiday and a healthcare cash plan.
The role requires a self-starter attitude and the ability to adapt to new systems, with a standard working schedule of Monday to Friday, 8:00 to 17:00.

Your new companyI am working with a thriving national business based in Burnley who are now looking to appoint an experienced Assistant Accountant to join their team on a permanent and full-time basis. Due to continued business expansion, they are looking to increase their headcount.Your new role

As Assistant Accountant, you will manage the company cashbook and petty cash, and reconcile company bank accounts.
You will process and deal with all debtors and creditors, ensuring transactions are valid and reconciled, maintain the company's fixed asset register processing prepayments, accruals, VAT, supplier reconciliations and bank reconciliations.
This is a full-time role, working Monday-Friday 8:00-17:00.

What you'll need to succeed

To be successful in this position, you will have worked in a similar position recently and be able to hit the ground running.
You must be incredibly organised, be able to manage your own workload with a self-starter attitude and be confident about picking up new systems.
Excel skills, including VLOOKUPs and pivot tables, are essential for this role, and ideally have worked on SAP or another ERP system.

What you'll get in return

In return for this, you will be offered a full-time salary of £28,000 per annum.
Alongside this, you are offered a range of benefits, including 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, a healthcare cash plan, hybrid working and parking on site.

What you need to do nowIf you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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