Assistant Accountant

Recruiter
Assystem Energy & Infrastructure
Location
Lancashire, UK
Salary
Competitive salary
Posted
05 Nov 2019
Closes
19 Nov 2019
Ref
1325736542
For 50 years, we've been driven by the firm belief that engineers are the architects of tomorrow's world, leading the way with their daring, their expertise and their ability to push boundaries.
Every day, our 5,700 employees innovate for our clients, partnering the world's greatest engineering projects in the fields of energy, healthcare, life sciences and transport.
A fast-growing international Group, we are present in 14 countries (in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa).

Assystem Energy & Infrastructure are searching for an Assistant Accountant to join our Engineering Recruitment team based at our Blackburn HQ.
We are an International Engineering and Innovation Consultancy with our core business in the Nuclear Sector. We employ over 13,000 people and operate in 15 countries worldwide. Our expertise spans the complete spectrum of engineering activities through all phases of the project life-cycle.
Responsibilities
Records fixed assets and ensure monthly the accuracy of the prepayment schedule,
Records overheads accruals and the accuracy of their accounting record,
Support the preparation of the monthly management accounts (B/S, P&L, Ageing Balance, backlog, Revenue per Customer file...),
Prepares monthly report of actual v Budget (Forecast) for overheads departments,
Prepares supplier batch of payments by verifying documentation,
Supports reconciliation of accounting discrepancies,
Supports Intercompany reconciliation process,
Support on enquiries from clients, HMRC, group companies... by extracting reports from the system and provide first analysis,
Support the preparation of Budget and forecasts,
Monitor the archiving of documents for audit purposes (Manual entries, supplier invoices, customer invoices),
Support the Finance Assistant in clearing difficult cases or be the holiday back up,
Follow up & Reconcile Petty Cash and Credit Card usage,
Supporting the Management Accountant in monthly closing procedure.
Security clearance
Due to the nature of work to be undertaken applicants will be required to meet certain residency criteria in order to attain a minimum level of UK security clearance.

You will be AAT Qualified or Part ACCA/CIMA Qualified (or equivalent),
Experience of computerised accounting systems essential knowledge of IFS will be valuable,
Experience of payroll administration would be advantageous,
Strong Microsoft Excel skills,
Able to communicate effectively,
High level of attention to detail,
An ability to with enthusiasm and proactive attitude, a team player
You must be eligible to work in UK

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