Assistant Accountant

Alexander Daniels are recruiting for an Assistant Accountant to work in a small successful finance team, working closely with the Finance Manager. You will be supporting the team in delivering timely working capital management, appropriate treasury management, sales/purchase ledger management, payroll, month end close support, audit support and financial administration support.

This role is 5 days a week onsite, with an early finish on a Friday.

ROLE OVERVIEW

* Assist with Working Capital Support* Sales/Purchase Ledger Support* Payroll* Month End Close Support* Audit Support* Financial Admin

DUTIES

* Process weekly and monthly payroll and associated reporting * Complete all monthly payroll reconciliations.* Daily payment and receipt allocation of all banks.* Perform daily bank reconciliations.* Issue daily sales report* Complete and process commercial invoices* Set up and manage customer accounts. * Management of processing of overhead invoices* IF monthly reconciliation and reporting to the bank. * Reconcile and complete quarterly VAT returns* Assist in completion of month end reconciliations and Management Accounts* Assist in yearly audits.* Support and assist the wider team to include cover for sales order processing and credit control during leave.* Ensure that all filing is done accurately and on a regular basis.* To undertake any other ad-hoc duties required by the Finance Manager and CFO.

CHARACTERISTICS & REQUIREMENTS

* The ability to make process / procedure improvements* The ability to work to deadlines* Ability to ensure others comply with financial controls and procedures* Willingness and accessible personality to interact with all business functions* Strong interpersonal skills to communicate effectively at all levels and build effective working relationships* Ability to work on own initiative

QUALFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE

* Able to demonstrate relevant experience in a manufacturing business* Must be a strong and effective communicator* Must be highly IT literate with good ERP knowledge and advanced spreadsheet skills* Able to effectively understand and manage information at a detailed level* Ideally, a candidate should be at a minimum, part/fully qualified or qualified by experience.* Experience of a private equity business* Experience in a small to medium sized business