Assistant Accountant

Assistant Accountant – Hull –£28,000

A key client of ours is experiencing high levels of growth since becoming PE backed earlier this year. They are seeking an additional experienced Assistant Accountant due to this continued growth. This is a fantastic chance to join this business and develop your skills growing your career with the company.

Benefits Include:

• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Pension scheme
• AAT study support
• Free Parking
• Opportunity to join a growing business

Assistant Accountant Responsibilities:

• Develop, support, mentor junior members of the finance team and oversee the running of the purchase ledger
• Maintain efficient controls and procedures for the raising of payments (money out) ensuring payments are made in a timely manner and in-line with the company’s accounting policies
• Prepare detailed analyses of costs monthly, comparing to budget and identifying variances
• Support with the Supplier order process through the provision of routine information as required
• Investigate and respond to routine finance queries
• Oversee identified basic budgets
• Oversee debtors’ or the Creditors’ ledger
• Reconciliation of control accounts to the trial balance
• Investigate identified variances in a range of accounts e.g.  Bank, Petty Cash, Credit Card Reconciliation
• Daily reconciliation of monies paid into and paid out of the business e.g. cash, cheques.
• Raise sales Invoices, ensuring correct VAT treatment
• Raise and post intercompany journals

Required Skills & Experience:

• Sound experience in a varied accounts role including strong reconciliation skills
• Very strong communication skills both through written and verbal
• A driven and hard-working attitude
• Proficient in accounting software including Excel
• Ideally AAT level 4 qualified

If you are interested in finding out about this exciting Assistant Accountant opportunity, please click ‘apply now’.

Chase & Holland acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. We specialise in finance, supply chain, HR, IT and office support recruitment and comfortably service Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Staffordshire and Lincolnshire.