Assistant Accountant
- Recruiter
- Synergem Recruitment Limited
- Location
- Leeds, West Yorkshire
- Salary
- £20,000 - £26,000 + study support
- Posted
- 29 Apr 2016
- Closes
- 06 May 2016
- Ref
- J02650
- Job Title
- Assistant Accountant
- Experience Levels
- Part Qualified
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
My client a forward thinking dynamic business is keen to recruit an experienced Assistant Accountant in an exciting role with great prospects for future progression. You will support the Finance Business Partners in ensuring that the financial performance and position is reported accurately and timely on a monthly basis.
Key responsibilities:
- Working closely with the Finance Business Partners to support them and the wider finance team on a daily basis.
- Ownership of all elements of sales invoicing including maintaining master customer lists, uploading financials, issuing invoices and statements, performing reconciliations and dealing with queries.
- Assisting with and providing calculations for, month end reporting, including Accruals and Prepayments.
- Reconciliation of a number of balance sheet accounts, including bank, debtors and creditors, in order to prepare the quarterly balance sheet files for review by the auditors.
- Assisting with preparation of the annual Budget.
- Setting up new customers within the CODA financial system
- Ad hoc finance duties and project work as required.
Essential Attributes
- AAT Qualified/studying towards ACCA or CIMA
- Previous experience of working in an accounting environment
- IT literate with a good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel
- Ability to build relationships with internal and external customers
- Ability to produce accurate information and to meet tight reporting deadlines
- Excellent attention to detail
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