Assistant Accountant

Assistant Accountant | Permanent | Telford | Salary (dep on experience) £33,000

£40,000pa

Seymour John are delighted to support this established and ambitious company with their recruitment of an Assistant Accountant.  Reporting to the Business Accountant you will have the opportunity to develop your experience further within a supportive environment. 

This is an opportunity to demonstrate the experience you have gained to really contribute to the development of business processes and recognise the need for continuous improvement.  Working closely with your colleagues in finance, you will also liaise regularly with other departments ensuring everyone works in synch for the overall benefit of the company.

Key areas of responsibility:

• Prepare and enter the necessary monthly management account journals in respect of allocated business accounting postings.
• Reconciliation of allocated balance sheet accounts
• Reconciliation of gross margin between the general ledger and system reports
• Review & report on stock valuation and provisions specifically:
  • stock loss / obsolescence.
  • stock with negative values.
• On a monthly basis analyse:
  • gross margin & associated variances
  • direct variable costs and associated variances
  • direct labour costs and associated variances
  • material variances
• Review & report on stock valuation and provisions specifically: review weekly PI reports and investigate significant variances.
• Costing for new products and amendments to existing products.
• Assist the Accountant with checking & updating of standard costs at year end.
• Ensure complete & full accuracy of BOM’s & standard costs.
• Review PPV analysis.
• Year end audit work
• Carry out any reasonable task requested by management.

You will be able to demonstrate:

• At least of 3 years’ experience in a similar role.
• AAT qualified as a minimum.
• Excellent team skills.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and under pressure.
• Outstanding analytical skills.

If you have the experience and ambition for this role, please contact Michelle Willetts at Seymour John.