Assistant Accountant

Your new company

You will be working within an established team in Southampton, looking to recruit an Assistant Accountant to add to their finance team.

Your new role

• Responsible for the ensuring ledger integrity and implementing controls
• Prepare key information required for monthly management account packs
• Reconciliation of balance sheets
• Reconciliation of bank accounts
• Assist with year-end audit queries
• Responsible for reconciling payments on a daily basis and resolving discrepancies
• Providing accurate and timely information to HODs
• Assisting sales ledger and purchase ledger, if required
• Ensuring VAT is correctly posted and assisting with VAT returns
• Manage month end activities
• Provide ad hoc support to Head of Finance as required

What you'll need to succeed

• Full right-to-work in the UK with prior experience working within a UK finance team
• Experience working in an Assistant Accountant role
• Experienced with MS Office
• Understanding of Accounting principles
• Understanding of Netsuite is preferred

What you'll get in return

• A competitive salary of up to £30,000 per annum based on experience
• Study Support
• Pension Scheme
• Free Parking on-site
• Flexible working hours

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call Jack Bailey, the specialist consultant managing this vacancy, on .If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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