Assistant Accountant - 6 Month FTC
- Recruiter
- Cooper Lomaz Recruitment
- Location
- Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
- Salary
- £20,000
- Posted
- 26 Apr 2017
- Closes
- 29 May 2017
- Job role
- Accountant, Assistant accountant, Financial accountant
- Sector
- Accounting - Public practice
Cooper Lomaz are supporting a market leading Peterborough based employer with their immediate vacancy for an Assistant Accountant to join the finance team on an initial 6 month contract. Reporting into the Financial Controller you will support and complete month end accounting responsibilities, ensuring that all regulatory reporting is completed to strict monthly timeframes. You will be also be expect to build internal relationships with commercial finance colleagues and group based teams as well as external customers. Key responsibilities in the role will include: - Delivery of monthly trial balance and month end reports - Support Maintenance of the Fixed Asset register - Balance Sheet Reconciliations - Intercompany accounting and transactions - Ad hoc month end analysis The successful candidate will ideally be a part qualified accountant (ACCA/CIMA or equivalent) or will have a strong background in preparing accounts to Trial balance. Strong Excel skills are desirable combined with excellent communication skills given the need to work closely with internal and external partners on a daily basis. Candidates will ideally be immediately available or available at short notice to both interview and commence work.