Assistant Management Accountant
| Job Title: | Assistant Management Accountant |
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| Location: | Kettering, Northamptonshire |
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| Contact Name: | Kate Goodman |
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| REF: | BBBH6508 |
Job description:
We’re currently recruiting an Assistant Management Accountant. The successful candidate will report to the Finance Director and will work in a small but friendly finance team. This is an interesting and varied role and presents a wonderful opportunity to join an enterprising and cohesive team. It would be advantageous if candidates have had previous exposure to a corporate environment (global company or brand) but flexibility and adaptability are key to being successful in this role.
Salary and benefits:
- £30,000 – £35,000
- 24 days annual holiday + 8 bank holidays
- Life assurance 3 x salary
- Health plan (after probationary period)
- Pension
- On-site parking
- Monday to Thursday, 8.30am – 5.00pm / Fri 8.30 – 2pm- (½ hour lunch break) – 37.5 hours per week
- Office-based position
Duties and responsibilities:
- Assistance with the production of monthly management accounts and P&L analysis
- Responsibility for debtors and creditor accounts and escalation if needed
- Multi-currency bank reconciliations
- Posting of general ledger journal entries
- Accruals and prepayments
- VAT reconciliations
- Assistance with the administration of the company vehicles (insurance, tax, services, quotes etc)
- Collation of payroll information for payroll bureau and completion of PAYE payment
- Completion of company expenses and mileage
- Collation of information for budget planning and assistance to the FD with preparation
- Management of company insurance portfolio
- Review of gas and electricity contracts annually
- Assistance to the Finance Director as required along with completion of ad-hoc reporting
Skills and experience required:
- Sound working knowledge of accounting principles (double entry bookkeeping)
- Studying AAT desirable but QBE will be considered
- Experience of accountancy software (SAP desirable but not essential) and good working knowledge of Excel
- An approachable and engaging communicator
- Helpful team member, happy to provide support to colleagues in other areas where required and be ‘hands on’
