Assistant Accountant / Management Accountant

Our client, an international manufacturing client, based in Northampton are urgently seeking an Assistant Accountant to join their team. Main responsibilities include:

Management Accounts for a Small Subsidiary

Preparation and posting of Commission invoices
Coding and posting of Purchase invoices
Maintain cashbook - posting to ledgers
Preparation and posting of month-end journals:-

- Closing of ledgers
- Cashbook - Bank Reconciliation
- Expenses
- Depreciation - Fixed Assets
- Payroll
- Accruals
- Prepayments

Production of Management Accounts - to sign off
Budget to actual comparison
Saving of month-end reports to folders
Filing and maintaining relevant paperwork
Submission of reporting tool to Germany (FCRS) - 5 working days
Intercompany reconciliation on FCRS

Purchase Ledger
Stamp and code invoices / credits
Log incoming supplier invoices / credits on ledger
Get authorisation from Managers
Raise manual invoices / credit notes and post on ledger
Update PO log and review for accruals basis
Other ledger administration

Payments
Maintain BACS system, update supplier bank details, add new suppliers
Produce BACS files and transmit
Post payments to ledger and send remittance advices
Prepare and submit Euro payments and ad—hoc Sterling payments via Bankline
Ensure currency gains / losses are correctly accounted for

Bank and Cash
Control of Petty Cash payments and reconciliations
Cover for Cashbooks - GBP and Euro

Management Accounts
Assist with the monthly Management Accounts preparation
Posting of period end journals
Saving month-end reports to folders
Assist with budget to actual comparison
Reconciliation of Intercompany balances on FCRS

Quarterly and Annual
Assisting with the treasury forecast quarterly - comparing actual to forecast
Assisting with preparation of budgets and forecasts
Supporting fiscal year-end processes including external audit and Financial Statements

Interested? Please apply now for immediate consideration