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