Assistant Accountant

Are you an Assistant Accountant looking to progress your career with a growing and dynamic business in the Scarborough area? Would you like to work for a Finance Director that is committed to training, development and mentoring your career?

Do you like ownership of your own workload and be part of a friendly and bubbly team?

We are recruiting exclusively for a local family-run business in Scarborough who would like a career driven Assistant Accountant looking for that next step into a Management Accountant role.

What the Assistant Accountant job involves

• Supporting with the preparation of the monthly management accounts of a new business within the group.
• Journals, pre- payments and accruals, creating and sending complex sales invoices.
• VAT returns, PAYE and other statutory payments to be processed accurately and on time.
• Balance sheet reconciliation.
• Profit and loss and progressive budget management.
• Maintaining the ledgers and reconciling as part of the month end close down.
• Maintaining a clean trial balance.
• Cash flow management.
• Payment of invoices, credit control and bank reconciliations.

Skills required

• Experience of using Sage 50 or another accounting package
• Looking to progress their career and work within a growing business where you can learn quickly.
• Flexible, Pro- Active and adaptable to a changing and evolving business.
• Able to work on their own initiative and prioritise work accordingly.

Other information

• This is a full time position working 37.5 hours
• Monday to Thursday 8.30 – 5.00 and Friday 8.30 – 2.30
• Performance related bonus of up to 10% of your salary paid annually.
• Salary sacrifice scheme
• Additional holidays each year
• Birthday given as an additional day off.
• Flexible working options (Not able to work from home 100% of the time)

This vacancy is being advertised through KD Recruitment Limited who are operating as an Employment Agency.

Due to the volume of applications, we receive if you have not heard from us within 2 weeks, please assume you have not been shortlisted for this particular role. 

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