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Assistant Accountant

Elevation Recruitment Group
Posted 5 days ago, valid for 12 days
Location

Portsmouth, Hampshire PO2 9JY

Salary

£24,000 - £28,800 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Assistant Accountant position is a full-time, permanent role based in Denmead, PO7, with hybrid working options and study support available.
  • The role involves supporting the Financial Controller with transactional finance tasks, including purchase ledger, sales ledger, credit control, and reconciliations, with opportunities for on-the-job training.
  • Candidates must have prior experience in an Assistant Accountant role and strong skills in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, while SAGE 50 and manufacturing experience are advantageous.
  • The salary for this position is up to £30,000, depending on experience, and offers excellent progression opportunities.
  • Applicants are encouraged to apply if they possess the relevant skills and are working towards AAT qualifications.

Assistant Accountant Hybrid Working, Study Support + more great benefits! Full time, Permanent

We're excited to be working in partnership on the recruitment of an Assistant Accountant into a growing manufacturing firm based in Denmead, PO7.

The Assistant Accountant will work closely with the Financial Controller to provide extensive support across transactional finance (purchase ledger, sales ledger, credit control and reconciliations), whilst receiving on the job training and exposure to month end accounts, with a view that within the next 6-12 months, they will take further ownership over this area of finance.  Duties of the Assistant Accountant include:

  • Daily posting of bank transactions
  • Reconciliation of bank account and other balance sheet accounts
  • Maintaining debtor’s control, deal with invoice and payment queries and to chase overdue payments
  • Assisting with management of purchase and sales ledgers ensuring accurate and timely recording and processing of information
  • Assisting with creating and maintaining supplier account details and reconciliation of supplier statements as required
  • Processing general ledger, fixed assets and cash book transactions 
  • Supporting month end procedures ensuring timely completion of tasks to facilitate accurate reporting

Experience required for the Assistant Accountant:

  • Experience of working in an Assistant Accountant role is essential
  • Solid experience of using Microsoft Office incl. Excel
  • SAGE 50 / Manufacturing experience highly beneficial 
  • Excellent organisational and time management skills
  • Working towards AAT - desirable 

Salary up to £30k depending on experience, hybrid working pattern (Monday - Friday) and excellent progression opportunities!  If you feel you have the relevant skills to be considered to be the Assistant Accountant, please apply today!

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.