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Assistant Accountant / Accounts Assistant

Assistant Accountant / Accounts Assistant

Butler Rose

Posted 8 hours ago, valid for 4 days

Watford, Hertfordshire WD24 4LH

Full Time

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Sonic Summary

The position is for an Assistant Accountant / Accounts Assistant based in Watford, requiring office presence five days a week.
Candidates should have previous experience in a finance role, ideally as an Accounts Assistant or Assistant Accountant, with a focus on taking on more responsibilities.
Key responsibilities include managing the purchase ledger, conducting monthly bank reconciliations, and assisting with management accounts preparation.
Proficiency in Excel and Sage 50 accounting software is essential, along with strong attention to detail and communication skills.
The salary for this role is competitive, though the specific figure is not mentioned, and candidates should be local to Watford.

Assistant Accountant / Accounts Assistant Watford - Office based 5 days/weekAre you an experienced Accounts Assistant or Assistant Accountant looking for a new challenge? Are you keen to find a role that will allow you to develop your experience and take on further responsibility over time?

If so this could be a great opportunity for you! We are seeking a proactive Assistant Accountant / Accounts Assistant to support the senior finance team of this well established, long standing business in ensuring the smooth operation of their finance department.

Working within a small finance team you will cover a variety of duties including:

Full Purchase Ledger responsibility including invoice processing and supplier query handling
Monthly bank reconciliations
Posting monthly journals and assisting with accruals and prepayments
Assisting with the preparation of management accounts, reports, and financial records
Reconciling balance sheet control accounts
Credit card & expense processing
Assisting with month-end processes and year-end audits

Who are we looking for?

You will have previous experience within a varied finance role - for example, you may currently be working in a role as an Accounts Assistant looking to take the next step in your career, or perhaps you are an Assistant Accountant working on elements of the monthly management accounts and looking to take on more responsibility over time.
You will have a confidence with Excel and the Sage 50 accounting system
You will pride yourself on having an excellent attention to detail and will have great communication skills
You will be based locally to Watford and enjoy working within an office environment 5 days/week

If you are a detail-oriented and motivated Accounts Assistant who is based locally to Watford, we'd love to hear from you!

For more information, please contact Helen Hopley - Butler Rose (AGY)

Butler Rose is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.Butler Rose Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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