Assistant Accountant

Salary: £26,000 – £28,800 per year

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Accountant to join a busy Finance team based in Worksop. The successful candidate will provide support to the Finance Manager, ensuring all monthly deadlines are met and ensuring the completion of all monthly reconciliations. In return, you will receive a competitive salary, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, entry into a contributory pension scheme, life assurance and free parking.

The company are a leading security and facility services company, providing proactive security services and cutting-edge smart technology to deliver tailored, integrated security solutions that allow clients to focus on their core business. A new acquisition in 2021 expands the company’s footprint and infrastructure on a global and local level. Through their vast network of more than 800,000 employees, they leverage global best practices in communities all over the world. Operating in around more than 80 countries with revenues of $18 billion, they are supported by efficient processes and systems that can only come with scale to help deliver their promise locally: keeping people safe so our communities can thrive. We believe there is no greater purpose than serving and safeguarding customers, communities, and people in today’s world.

As an Assistant Accountant your key accountabilities and responsibilities will include:

Overseeing and assisting in the completion of all bank account reconciliations
Ensuring year-end schedules required for tax packs are completed monthly
Reconciliation of PSA to ensure correct calculation and submissions to HMRC
Monthly reconciliation of intercompany accounts with other group companies
Quarterly preparation of VAT returns
Balance sheet reconciliation
Adhoc payment request processing.
Assisting in the preparation of statutory accounts and tax packs
Processing Intercompany Journals
Replenishing and reconciling petty cash
Management of company-paid credit cards
Completion of national statistics returns
The administration and reconciliation of fixed asset control accounts and produce related reports for management at all levels within the business
Managing the capital approval processes ensuring compliance with regional and group policies
Producing monthly accounts for overhead cost centres
Assisting in the preparation of cost centre budgets and forecasts.
Reconciliation and processing of prepayments, accruals, and standard charges
Administration of contract database to ensure all data is provided to invoice customers correctly

The successful Assistant Accountant will have the following skills and experience:

Part qualified accountant studying towards ACCA / CIMA
Strong Microsoft Excel and Word skills
A comprehensive understanding of accounting systems and the interaction of ledgers is required
Confident communicator both verbally and written
A flexible / adaptable approach to work
Flexibility to match working hours to department demand

Please note, this assistant accountancy role does not qualify for a visa under the current Government guidelines therefore to be considered for this role you must already have the right to work in the UK. Re-location costs will not be granted. You must live in reasonable commuting distance of Worksop.

If this sounds like the Assistant Accountant role for you, click the apply link online and complete the full application process.

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