Assistant Accountant - 12 Month FTC Corby £32,000 - £35,000SF Recruitment are recruiting for an Assistant Accountant to work for our established manufacturing client based in Corby. Job purpose This is a key role to manage and maintain key nominal ledgers including Purchase Ledger, Stock, etc from an accounting function and provide analysis, guidance and assistance to Senior Management. Working in a small, fast-paced team environment reporting to the Management Accountant with a wide array of accountabilities. Primary Duties and responsibilities- Management of Purchase Ledger email inbox - Processing supplier invoices (standard 3-way match), dealing with invoice and payment queries - Segregation of duty for supplier payments - awareness of process and handling of some payment runs e.g. Expenses, Capex, minor weekly runs and holiday cover. - Regular supplier reconciliations - Maintaining the audit trail of invoices for 6 years (data retention policy) - Process employee expense and credit card expense claims. - Opening new accounts - Monitor and review the Business's Critical supplier list. - Compliance to group internal Controls: Purchasing, Treasury and Financial Reporting in particular. Adherence to Delegation Of Authority and Financial Controls. - GRN management - review outstanding GRNS, liaise with Purchase Requisitioners to either get an invoice or removal of GRN. - Provide ad hoc training and guidance where necessary to colleagues/purchase order requisitioners on the order to Invoice process. - Ownership of processing stock take results and analysis with interaction with other departments and chairing/leading monthly stock take meetings. - Monthly Analysis of Fixed & Variable Costs as well as other analysis as needed. - Project work throughout the year to help the business through it's current transformation - Ownership of monitoring and maintenance of Capex Process, checking new request and providing guidance to originators, organising and chairing monthly lead meetings, managing monthly cost and comparison to budget. Updating monthly cash forecast in line with outcome of monthly meetings. - Internal audits e.g. rebate schemes. - Month end duties - revaluation of PL, Goods Received not Invoiced Accrual, Fixed and Variable costs accruals e.g. HLP, Intercompany Accruals. - Balance sheet reconciliations (Purchase Ledger, Stock, Fixed Assets, Intercompany and Goods Received Not invoices, Corporation Tax, VAT, Dilapidations) - Dealing with related yearly Statutory accounts Auditor Queries and supplying all relevant information. - Month End Reports - Cashflow forecasting support. - Maintain control reports - e.g. Lease schedules to monitor monthly payments - Maintain P11d log for any staff lunches etc. and submission to Group for HMRC payment - Other Adhoc Duties
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SF Recruitment
Posted 19 days ago, valid for 8 days
Corby, Northamptonshire NN17 5AR
£22,000 - £26,400 per annum
Full Time
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Sonic Summary
- SF Recruitment is seeking an Assistant Accountant for a 12-month fixed-term contract in Corby, with a salary range of £32,000 to £35,000.
- The role involves managing key nominal ledgers, including Purchase Ledger and Stock, while providing analysis and support to Senior Management.
- Candidates should have experience in processing supplier invoices, conducting reconciliations, and ensuring compliance with internal controls.
- Responsibilities also include month-end duties, balance sheet reconciliations, and supporting cash flow forecasting.
- The position requires previous accounting experience, ideally within a manufacturing environment, to effectively contribute to the team's objectives.
