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Assistant Accountant

AccountancyJobs • Full Time • Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom • £32,000 - £36,000 / year • 7m ago

ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT

Leicester Salary £32-£36K

Our client Is a highly successful manufacturing company (SME) with an enviable customer base.

Due to retirement, it is seeking to recruit an experienced Assistant Accountant to support the Financial Controller.

PURPOSE OF JOB:

To support the Financial Controller and ensure the smooth running of the Finance Department. To provide accurate Monthly Management accounting information to the Directors To provide information to internal contacts. To cover for staff in the Finance Department in their absence. PERSONNEL SUPERVISED:

Finance Staff (in the absence of the Financial Controller)

PRINCIPAL JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Preparation of Monthly Management Accounts including variance analysis Weekly payroll plus all labour postings, wages posting and KPI (labour analysis) Pension upload and administration Administration of CITB grants P11d workings and submissions Monthly stock reconciliation Assist with R & D claims with a view to dealing with this in the future. Year-end preparation ALSO PROVIDE COVER FOR THE FOLLOWING:

Salaries Accruals Costings IT VAT Staff expenses Bank payments including payroll and supplier payments EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS:

Qualifications: AAT qualified/ACCA/CIMA part qualified or qualified by experience.

Skills and Previous Experience:

IT literate advantageous

Effective communication skills

Accuracy

ANY OTHER SPECIAL FEATURES:

A team player with a good sense of humour. A commonsense approach combined with the ability to prioritise workloads. The ability to communicate with all staff throughout the business. Some overtime hours will be required at peak times i.e., year-end. HOURS/HOLIDAYS/BENEFITS ETC:

Holidays: 25 days plus bank holidays.

After five years service one extra day’s holiday up to a maximum of 29 days.

Hours: Monday to Friday 9am until 5pm with one hour for lunch but flexi-time is available.

Benefits: Pension – 5% employee, 4% employer.

Sick pay – full pay for the first three months of sickness, half pay for the following three months followed by Income Protection policy.

Death in Service – twice salary after six-month qualifying period.

Income Protection – 60% of salary paid after six-month qualifying period.

Bonus: Discretionary bonus dependent on profit

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