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Assistant Accountant
Location: Stockport
Salary: circa £30,000- £35,000
We're looking for an Assistant Accountant to join a dynamic finance team at a leading wholesale company based in Stockport. In this role, you'll report to the Head of UK Finance and play a key part in the month-end process, managing balance sheet reconciliations and investigating complex queries. The ideal candidate is proactive, detail-oriented, and thrives on problem-solving.
Responsibilities include:
- Assist in the maintenance of the accounts inbox to ensure that all entries are dealt with in a timely manner or re-directed as necessary
- Assisting the process of balance sheet reconciliations, transactional and analytical
- Ledger house-keeping
- Supporting other departmental queries throughout the business and providing information to internal stakeholders when required
- Maintaining Inter-company reconciliations, liaising with businesses in the group based world-wide
- Preparing, reconciling and posting journal entries
- Assisting with the month end process
- Assist with year end audit queries, liaising with external accountants
Requirements:
- Strong working knowledge of MS Excel
- Good understanding of accounting principles and concepts, including experience with complex balance sheet reconciliations
- Strong analytical, problem solving and communication skills
- Accuracy and excellent attention to detail
- Good work ethic
- Team player with good communication
Benefits:
- Hybrid Working
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Free on-site parking
- 25 days holiday, plus 8 bank holidays
- Company Pension
- Free on-site Gym
Please send a copy of your CV for immediate consideration.
