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Assistant Accountant

AB Recruitment
Posted 3 days ago, valid for 7 days
Location

Swindon, Wiltshire SN1 2ED, England

Salary

£24,000 - £28,800 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

Retirement Plan
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance

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Sonic Summary

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  • The Assistant Accountant role involves supporting the Management Accountant in producing accounts and maintaining financial records.
  • Candidates should have AAT Level 4 or be qualified by experience, along with previous experience as an Assistant Accountant.
  • A good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Excel, is essential for this position.
  • The role offers a salary of £30,000 and provides various benefits, including healthcare plans, holiday trading, and a pension scheme.
  • Additional perks include 25 days of holiday per year, access to discounts, and study support for professional development.

Role Purpose

As an Assistant Accountant, you will assist the Management Accountant in the production of accounts.

Your key responsibilities as our Assistant Accountant will include:

  • Keeping and reconciling cashbook, cash sales ledger & asset register.
  • To maintain up to date reconciliations of nominal ledger accounts.
  • To assist the Management Accountant in the production & maintenance of the accounts.
  • To assist the Management Accountant in ensuring that the company procedures are followed by staff and suppliers and that continuing improvements are made.
  • To assist with the audit process.
  • To raise payments on our banking software for approval.
  • To perform other tasks which may be required to be undertaken by the Finance department.

Experience Required

  • AAT Level 4 or qualified by experience
  • Previous experience as an Assistant Accountant.
  • Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel (including vlookups & pivot tables)

Benefits

  • Healthcare maintenance cash plan which can help to cover costs of everyday healthcare including dental, optical, physiotherapy, osteopathy, prescriptions and preventative measures such as health screening.
  • Access to shopping and gym discounts.
  • Employee assistance programme providing 24/7 access to helplines and information, plus up to 6 counselling sessions per year.
  • 25 days holiday per annum increasing annually to 28.
  • Holiday trading allowing employees to buy or sell holiday throughout the year.
  • Salary Sacrifice cycle to work scheme.
  • Auto enrolment pension scheme with 1 x life assurance.
  • Study support package covering annual subscriptions, books, exams & course materials.

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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.