Assistant Financial Accountant

Assistant Financial Accountant / £25k - £30k / Hybrid / Eastbourne

Client Details

My client is a well-established business based in the heart of Eastbourne. They are a leading organisation in their industry, and have a newly created role for an Assistant Financial Accountant.

Description

As the Assistant Financial Accountant, your responsibilities will include:

• Assisting with preparation of robust and timely financial information for the trading activities of the group, including analysis of company expenditure
• Transactional processing duties including verifying and maintaining all necessary records for invoices, expenses, payments and transactions
• Preparing, reviewing and processing journals (including month-end journals, cost allocations), calculate and justify relevant accruals, prepayments.
• Review and processing of utility related invoices and analysis thereon of expenditure
• Verifying expense claims submitted through the company expenses system and producing reporting on expenses with further analysis to produce insight
• Involvement in preparing balance sheet reconciliations, reconciling bank balances and other financial controls to ensure robust and reliable financial information
• Involvement in year-end finalisation and Trial balance preparation, support in the preparation of statutory financial statements, assisting with the annual audit process and provision of information for external advisors
• Assisting with compliance requirements for Finance, including statutory financial reporting, VAT, Corporation Tax, CIS
• Involvement in finance & reporting projects, particularly those impacting financial accounts reporting and finance operated systems.

Profile

To be successful in your application for Assistant Financial Accountant, you should have:

• Experience in a Finance position, supporting month-end
• Previous experience of balance sheet reconciliations and financial controls is advantageous
• Experience with financial reporting and data management, delivering high quality reports and analysis
• Clear attention to detail and 'right first time' approach
• Willingness to use initiative to resolve issues and seek solutions
• Confident self-motivator with ability to manage own time effectively, work under pressure and to deadlines, with excellent organisational and prioritisation skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Desire for continual improvement, embracing technology and driving efficient ways of working
• Ability to work within a team environment as well as being proactively independent
• Strong MS Excel skills required
• Desire to continue your development with professional qualifications

Job Offer

If you are successful, you should expect:

• Saalry £25,000 - £30,000 (Possibly flex for the right person)
• Hybrid Working
• Excellent Benefits
• Opportunity for continuous development