Assistant Accountant (FTC)

The Company
A leading engineering company looking for an Assistant Accountant to cover maternity leave till next July.

The Role
The assistant accountant will support the chief accountant and accountant in all aspects of company finance.
Financial Control
- Post invoices and credit notes as required
- Prepare and process supplier payments
- Analyse staff expenses
- Analyse corporate card expenses
- Perform bank, VAT and other reconciliations
- Responsible for credit control
- Process monthly accruals, prepayments and journals
- Produce monthly stock valuations
- Carry out month-end, year-end
- Assist with audits
- Prepare accounts to trial balance
- Maintain fixed assets register
- Maintain nominal ledger
- Ensure all financial records are complete and compliant with current legislation
Management Accounts
- Prepare monthly reports for the management team
- Work with accountant and chief accountant to prepare budgets
- Act as point of contact across departments
- Input to R&D tax credit submissions
Other
- Deal with company insurance policies
- Ensure processes and tasks are compliant to current legislation and are carried out in accordance with company policies within requried time frame

The Candidate
Must have an AAT qualification
Recent experience using Sage 50
Experience in accounting roles
An understanding of manufacturing stock processes and VAT

The Package
The salary offered for this position is £28,000- £34,500 to a candidate can meet all key qualifications and abilities.
We operate & advertise as an Employment Agency for permanent positions and as an Employment Business for contract/temporary positions