Assistant Accountant

If you’re an assistant Management Accountant, or Assistant Accountant, with experience using SAP, and looking to join a successful Lichfield based company and want to make a real difference, then check out this new Opportunity.

A new opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Accountant to join our team, reporting directly to the Finance Manager, supporting with Monthly accounts and management information.

• Location: Lichfield
• Job Type: Full Time - Permanent - Office Based
• Salary: £26000 - £30000

We are seeking an Assistant Accountant to support our Finance Manager with monthly accounts and management information. The ideal candidate will be responsible for a range of accounting activities, including managing purchase ledgers, processing expenses, and producing reports. This role is integral to ensuring the accuracy and efficiency of our financial operations.

• Enter purchase invoices and credit notes onto the SAP purchase ledger with correct GL codes and cost centres.
• Manage the purchase order log and produce payment due reports, reconcile and create payment batches.
• Post and allocate cash on the SAP purchase ledger and proactively manage it to ensure timely processing of invoices.
• Maintain SAP purchase ledger master files, create and amend supplier information, and handle credit applications.
• Reconcile bank postings and cash flow spreadsheets daily to monitor the company’s cash flow.
• Process various expenses and produce regular and ad hoc reports for management information and analysis.
• Maintain an accurate filing system for easy retrieval of information and manage the regular payments log.
• Cover sales ledger activities, including posting payments, allocating payments, and chasing overdue debts as required.
• Handle VAT postings and the submission of quarterly VAT returns.
• Produce monthly spend reports and post monthly accruals and prepayments.
• Support audit activities, projects, and any accounts and administrative activity.

• Experience within an accounting team up to trial balance.
• Partial AAT qualification is preferred.
• Ability to work well independently and within a team environment.
• Excellent Excel skills and a keen attention to detail.
• Knowledge of SAP is preferred.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to manage time effectively.

• Pension Sacrifice,
• Ongoing Learning and Development

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