Charles Peters
This role is for a growing engineering company in Leamington Spa and due to expansion are looking for an Assistant Accountant to join their team. This is an office based role.
- Job Summary
You are responsible for all aspects of the routine accounting function of the business and the integrity of the management accounts. You will also assist the Finance Manager as required.
- Core Responsibilities
- Opening and distributing daily post
- Raising sales invoices from delivery notes daily. You are expected to check for reasonableness or obvious errors (e.g. wrong VAT code) during the process, question Operations and resolve issues if necessary.
- Credit control: making sure all payments are allocated correctly, sending out statements, debt chasing, credit checks, dealing with accounts related customer queries, and running the finance approval procedures.
- Purchase ledger – inputting purchase invoices, supplier statement reconciliations, review of GRNI after month end and ensure that all invoices have been received and entered, potential GRN errors are identified and resolved by Goods-In.
- Expenses
- All bank and Business Charge Card are kept up to date and reconciled
- Look after Accounts Inbox, making sure that are actioned on, and the inbox is kept tidy.
- Submit payment plans to the Finance Manager
- Maintaining FA register
- Updating the financial aspects of master data.
- Reviewing P&L codes and posting adjustments as required
- Reconciling all other balance sheet codes, posting accruals, prepayments, and provisions as appropriate
- Compilation of Management Accounts and related reports (MMA)
- Suggesting and assisting in the implementation of financial procedures, controls and checks.
- ECSL, Intrastat and VAT returns
- Liaising with external accountants on year end accounts.
- Mentoring juniors as the accounts team expands.
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