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Assistant Accountant
Employment type: Permanent
Salary: 35k/year - 39k/year
Assistant Accountant
Camberley - on site
£35,000- £39,000 + benefits
We are looking for an experienced Assistant Accountant to support a rapidly growing international IT software and systems business, based in Camberley.
This position reports to a qualified Financial Controller and would be ideal for someone looking to step up and take on more month end tasks, or simply someone who wants a new challenge at a similar level.
If you are looking for a hands-on and varied accounts role where you can really add value, get involved and cover a broad range of duties then please apply.
Wish List
- AAT qualified (Level 3 or 4) or qualified by experience
- Strong communication skills
- Excellent double entry accounting knowledge
- Ideally exposure to multi-entity/multi-currency environments
- A capable Excel user
The Role
The successful Assistant Accountant will be responsible for the following:
- Process supplier invoices, payments, and receipts
- Reconcile bank statements and credit card transactions
- Manage and process staff expense claims
- Maintain the purchase ledger and sales ledger
- Process timesheets and manage queries
- Contribute to payroll and pensions administration
- Assist with the month-end and year-end closing procedures
- Support the year end statutory accounts and audit processes
- Perform monthly Balance Sheet and P&L reconciliations
- Support the preparation and submission of quarterly VAT returns
- Contribute to the production of the monthly management accounts pack with support from the Financial Controller
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date financial records using the accounting software
We need someone who is a strong communicator, enthusiastic, hard working and willing to get stuck in across a variety of finance duties.
Great attention to detail and an ability to handle queries in a professional manner (both internally and externally) is essential!
Your Profile
We are looking for an experienced transactional finance professional who is focused on continuing their experience in finance & accounting.
Prior transactional finance experience in a multi-entity or multi-currency environment would be a highly desirable but isn't essential.
Sound experience of Excel would be advantageous (Vlookups and Pivot tables)
Salary & Benefits
£35,000 - £39,000 plus strong benefits package . This role is based in modern office in Camberley
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