Group Assistant Financial Accountant

Group Assistant Financial Accountant
St. Ives - Cambridgeshire
Full Time, Permanent
£40,000 - £45,000

SF Recruitment are working with a superb manufacturing business in their search for a Part/Newly Qualified Assistant Financial Accountant to join their team. As the Assistant Financial Accountant, you will report to the Group Financial Controller & be a key part of the Finance team. Working across the company, the Group Financial Accountant will provide weekly, monthly and yearly information to assist management in controlling and improving the financial results of the group. This role requires a qualified (or part qualified with relevant experience) accountant who has a competent understanding of management and financial accounting and wishes to progress within a business

Responsibilities:
- Revenue reconciliation to trial balance.
- Bank posting & reconciliation of numerous bank accounts (various currencies).
- Deposit management and reconciliation.
- VAT return reconciliation & processing.
- Produce aged debtors listing and statements in a timely manner.
- Actively manage debtors for payments and resolve any debtors' queries.
- Processing weekly payroll & preparation of monthly returns.
- Monthly management accounts preparation for various entities including analysis & commentary for review with team manager.
- Preparation of month end journals and balance sheet reconciliation.
- Preparing weekly / monthly reports comparing actual results vs budgets with appropriate commentary.
- Assist in preparation of annual audit.
- Processing of sales & purchasing invoices
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Skills, Knowledge & Experience:
- Qualified or (Part Qualified - Finalist with relevant experience) Accountant
- A minimum 2 years' experience in a fast-paced industry environment.
- Pro-active - ability to use initiative, ability to prioritise, organise workflow and adhere to deadlines.
- Ability to analyse problems, develop and implement solutions to generate immediate results.
- Positive and flexible attitude with the aptitude to take ownership of work as required and see it through to completion.
- Highly proficient in Microsoft Office, in particular Microsoft Word and Excel.
- Experience using Sage50 and SAP proficiency