Job Description

Assistant Accountant

Overview

We are seeking an Assistant Accountant to join our dynamic team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in our financial operations, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and compliance in all accounting processes. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy contributing to the success of a growing organization - this is for you!

Benefits

• Salary £34,000
• Full-time 8.30am - 5pm
• Permanent
• Pension
• Free Parking

Responsibilities

• Post daily bank statements to Sage and produce daily cash flow forecasts, bank summaries, and reports
• Review purchase invoices against budgets weekly, process purchase ledgers, and manage monthly BACS payments.
• Handle 4-weekly invoice runs for residents and councils, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Chase outstanding debts and prepare statements
• Reconcile accounts using Excel to identify outstanding debts and discrepancies.
• Process weekly and monthly payroll.
• Perform monthly bank reconciliations to maintain accurate financial records.
• Collaborate with home managers to resolve queries related to payroll.
• Answer telephone inquiries and address customer or supplier queries professionally.
• Prepare monthly accounts up to Trial Balance and Management Accounts
• Support Directors with ad hoc projects and reports as required.
• Undertake general administrative tasks to support the smooth running of the department.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in an accounting or finance role, preferably in a similar capacity.
• Proficiency in Sage and Excel
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen eye for detail.
• Excellent organizational and time-management abilities to meet tight deadlines.
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal, to liaise with various stakeholders.
• A proactive and adaptable approach to handling multiple tasks and priorities.
• Payroll systems and experience - desirable but not essential
• A professional qualification in accounting or finance (AAT, ACCA, or equivalent) is desirable but not essential.

We do our best to make our adverts as specific as possible so that you do not spend your time applying for roles which are not a match. If you meet the criteria for the role we will be in contact with you. If you do not, we will email you to advise you of this. If we feel there may be other roles available for you, we will add your details to our database.

Charterhouse Recruitment (Yorkshire) Ltd is committed to a policy of equal opportunities in relation to job applications. A copy of our Diversity Policy is available upon request.

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