Assistant Accountant

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited

Posted 14 hours ago, valid for 5 days

Leek, Staffordshire ST13 6NQ, England

Full Time

Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

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Sonic Summary

Our client is seeking an Assistant Accountant to assist the Financial Controller with various accounting responsibilities, including financial administration, purchase ledger, and stock control.
Candidates should possess the ability to handle accounts payable, vendor interactions, and bank transactions, while also supporting month-end activities and business improvement projects.
A minimum of 1-2 years of relevant experience is preferred, along with AAT qualification or progress towards CIMA/ACCA certification.
The position offers a salary of £25,000 to £30,000, along with benefits such as a pension scheme, life assurance, and 25 days of holiday plus bank holidays.
Interested candidates are encouraged to apply or reach out for a confidential career discussion.

Your new roleOur client is looking for an Assistant Accountant to support the Financial Controller in accounting duties covering aspects of financial and accounting administration, purchase ledger, stock control and key management reports.What you'll need to succeed

Ability to process accounts payables ledger and vendor invoices, ensuring invoices are cleared within the given deadline.
To interact with vendors and undertake supplier statement reconciliations.
To process bank transactions.
To deal with all general enquiries from both internal and external sources.
To identify issues that are causing delays in the process and work with the wider business to improve going forward.
Providing Sales Ledger and banking cover as required.
Provide support for Costing & BOM Maintenance.
To track material consumptions, production efficiency and perform stock counting and reconciliation.
Provide support for Product/Customer Margin Reporting and analysis.
Production Variance Investigation.
Provide support for Finance Month End activities.
Business Improvement Projects
Adhoc tasks to support the wider Finance team as required to ensure smooth running of the team

Qualifications

AAT or in the initial stages of pursuing CIMA or ACCA

What you'll get in return

Stakeholder Pension Scheme with employee contribution starting at 4% minimum and maximum employer contribution 12%
Life Assurance 4 x annual salary as death in service benefit for pension scheme members 1 x annual salary as death in service benefit for non-pension scheme members
Equivalent to 25 days' holiday annually, plus 8 public/bank holidays or 33 days holiday excluding bank holidays.
Electric car and bike scheme
Company Sick Pay Enhanced pay increases after 1 and 5 years' service

What you need to do nowIf you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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