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Assistant Accountant

Assistant Accountant

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Posted a day ago, valid for 22 days

Portsmouth, Hampshire PO6 4TP, England

£24,000 - £28,800 per annum

Full Time

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Sonic Summary

The company is offering a position as an Assistant Accountant with a basic salary of £40,000 per annum.
Candidates are expected to have relevant finance or accountancy experience, ideally with a focus on month-end processes and management accounts preparation.
The role involves a variety of tasks including processing invoices, credit control, and assisting with cash flow management.
Employees will benefit from quarterly bonuses, financial support for professional exams, and a collaborative work environment.
The office is located in Port Solent, and the working hours are Monday to Friday from 8 am to 4:30 pm, with flexibility on start and finish times.

Top reasons to work for this company:

Basic salary 40k per annum.
Bonus paid quarterly.
Financial support for professional accountancy exams / study provided.
Port Solent office, parking onsite.
Monday to Friday 8am-4.30pm (flexibility on start and finish hours)
Brand new role, reporting into the Head of Finance.
Joining an established & ambitious construction & furniture company.
Assistant Accountant for 2 trading companies.
Rewarding blend of AP, AR, month end & assisting on monthly management accounts.
Opportunity to improve analysis & reporting capability and positively impact this company.
Collaborating closely with the business.
Excellent career growth, investment in your on-going training and development.
Collaborative and supportive team approach and fast paced company culture.
23 days holiday + bank holidays, pension.

Broad Core Responsibilities:

Working closely with the Head of Finance.
Processing supplier invoices and employee expenses.
Support payment runs/bank reconciliations.
Raising customer invoices.
Credit control.
Reviewing invoice coding to ensure accuracy.
Month end closure, accruals & prepayments, depreciation.
Assist with the preparation of monthly management accounts.
Project reporting, Work In Process (WIP), Stock on Hand (SOH)
Assisting with cashflow management.
Support Directors with queries.

Expected Qualifications, Skills & Experience:

Relevant finance / accountancy experience.
Understanding of Work In Process (WIP) & Stock on Hand (SOH)
Good understanding of accounting concepts and fundamentals.
Comfortable with accruals, prepayments and depreciation.
Month end experience and assisting with management accounts preparation.
Happy communicating with customers on invoicing / credit control queries.
Used to working with accounting software (ideally Xero)
Proficient with MS Office, specifically MS Excel.

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