Assistant Accountant (Hybrid)

Salary: £30,000 – £36,000 per year

We are looking for an Assistant Accountant for a company in Crewe on a 12 month contract.

Hybrid working with 1-2 days in the office.

Supporting the process for producing the monthly management/ statutory accounts for the company and the respective business units. Provide support to the UK management team and any additional reporting requests from Corporate finance.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Develops and maintains one or a combination of general accounting systems.

Prepares journal entries

Maintains and reconciles transactional ledger accounts

Performs accounts payable duties

Performs accounts receivable credit control duties

Intercompany transactions

Balance sheet reconciliation

Bank statement coding / recording

Ad-Hoc / Nominal coding / Cost analysis functions

Customs Clearances required for tax reporting

Weekly bookings/backlog/shipments reporting and analysis

Service P&L with associated journals and analysis

Requirements:

Uses professional concepts

Applies company policies and procedures to resolve a variety of issues

Works on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of a variety of factors

Exercises judgement within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action

Builds productive internal/external working relationships

Experience & Education:

Working towards an accountancy qualification (AAT or other professional qualification)

Experience in volume processing of supplier invoices at least 2 years preferred

Attention to detail and analytical skills

Microsoft Excel skills – Pivot and Lookup etc.

Experience of working with ERP systems – SAP desirable but not essential

Ability to work as part of a small team but must also be a motivated self-starter