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Accounts & Payroll Assistant (progression to Assistant Accountant)
Based: Heywood
Salary: up to £33k + benefits including holidays, matched pension, discounts, healthcare and study support
Our client are a rapidly expanding manufacturer based in Heywood. Sitting as part of an international leading group, the business is well-established and continuing to grow within the UK, Europe and Internationally. Reporting into a fantastic Finance Director who we know well, you will be overseeing Payroll and Accounts duties for 8-9 months with a view to become an Assistant Accountant in future with the business providing full study support for ACCA/CIMA.
Please note we require someone immediately available to start OR on a short 1-2 week notice MAXIMUM!
Role:
- Payroll - overseeing end to end UK payroll circa 150 staff
- Ensuring accuracy across all areas, liaising with European Bureas on European Payroll
- Processing SSP, SMP, Pension Payments, Loan deductions, Overtime and Shift work
- Posting payroll journals and transactions onto SAP, utilising SAGE Payroll
- Credit control - engaging with customers, monitoring and managing accounts
- Sending monthly statements to customers, chasing overdue payments
- Inputting receipts on SAP daily, maintaining clean debtors ledger
- Attending Bi-weekly finance meetings with MD and FD
- Updating daily banking information and processing daily bank payments
Role will progress to Assistant Accountant to include:
- Assisting with month end duties including accruals, prepayments, depreciation
- Monthly reconciliation of balance sheet accounts
- Monitoring short term cashflow, providing 8 week forecast highlighting any issues to FD
- Assisting with both group reporting audit and statutory audit
- Assisting in the implementation and change of processes to increase efficiencies
Experience:
- Payroll & Accounts experience essential
- AAT qualified highly desirable. Study support on offer for future CIMA/ACCA studies
- Hands on, keen to learn and develop
- Strong communication skills
Please apply now for more info!
