Assistant Accountant

An Assistant Accountant role being recruited to join a highly successful accountancy function in Liverpool.

Client Details

This global business is very diverse and offers numerous products and services to clients. They have a really good reputation both on a local and international level. Having been a key player in their industry for a long time, they have continued to grow, attract top level talent and offer employees a great working environment with prospects to develop their career. In order to retain their talent, they will offer a market-leading benefits package, excellent training, as well as a good work-life balance through flexibility on working hours as well as a hybrid working model.

Description

As Assistant Accountant, reporting into the Financial Controller, your objective is to support the team in delivering high quality and timely financial and non-financial information to senior management. The duties will include:

• Assisting in the preparation of management accounts in a timely manner to meet deadlines
• Supporting with the year end audit and statutory accounts
• Assisting in the budgeting and forecasting process
• Managing a rolling cash flow forecast
• Overseeing the general ledger
• Nominal control account reconciliations
• Managing intercompany balances and ensuring all outstanding sales ledger invoices are collected
• Preparing payment runs
• Bank reconciliations
• ONS reports
• VAT returns

Profile

For the Assistant Accountant role, we are looking for:

• CIMA/ACCA studier
• Experience working in a management accounts environment
• Able to manage workload and prioritise tasks
• Always looking to improve processes and make things more efficient
• Strong analytical skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Good Excel knowledge
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build solid working relationships

Job Offer

If you're successful, you will get:

• £26,000-30,000 salary
• Study support
• Company bonus scheme
• 25 days holiday
• Company pension scheme
• Flexible working hours and hybrid working policy