Assistant Accountant

Assistant Accountant

Based in Watford, Hertfordshire our client is an established, multi-site and instantly recognisable company who are looking for an Assistant Accountant to join the Treasury team on a permanent basis.

This job would suit an AAT Qualified or early stage ACCA/ CIMA studier who is confident and enthusiastic, looking for a month end focused role with lots of progression and development within it. You will be working closely with the Accounts Payable team and other Treasury areas to focus on process improvement so the successful applicant will need to demonstrate the ability and a willingness to proactively manage this and communicate effectively at all levels.

This company is a successful, high profile business with multiple sites across the UK and a passion to grow further over the coming years. They are market leaders within their sector and are always looking to grow their company and develop their staff further.

The successful individual will have a proven ability to work to deadlines and manage their own workload and priorities. The candidate must have strong administrative skills and be organised with a methodical approach. The ability to problem solve independently is essential as are great communication and interpersonal skills. Intermediate Excel skills are required and the candidate must be confident in manipulating data, using pivot tables, data analysis formulae and graphs.

Duties will include:

• Management of the VAT control account, analysing transactions and acquiring VAT documentation from vendors where requiredWeekly reporting on outstanding VAT control balance and preparation of monthly reconciliationsManagement of the Head Office fuel cards and credit card expenses which involves responsibility for the physical cards, answering queries and producing mileage and cost reportingReporting on promptness of payments and escalating issuesProactively managing process improvementsSupporting the payments and debtors processesBalance sheet reconciliations

For more information about this role or any other Assistant Accountant jobs in Watford, Hertfordshire please contact me in confidence

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