Pure Resourcing Solutions
Assistant Accountant
King's Lynn
An exceptional new role has arisen for an Assistant Accountant to work with the talented and supportive Financial Controller.
Due to business growth, this newly created role will support the day-to-day financial operations. The role will take ownership of core transactional accounting processes while providing key support to the Financial Controller on month-end close, compliance, forecasting, and management reporting.
Key Responsibilities:
- Sales ledger: raising and inputting sales invoices
- Credit control: proactively chasing outstanding debt to minimise aged receivables and support cash flow
- Preparing and issuing monthly customer statements
- Maintaining fixed asset schedules, including additions, disposals, and depreciation
- Preparing prepayments and accruals journals in line with the month-end timetable
- Stock reconciliations and reporting
- Preparing bank reconciliations
- Assisting with Work in Progress tracking and reporting
- Contributing to the forecasting process with data preparation and analysis
- Assisting in the preparation of monthly management accounts
- Assisting with balance sheet reconciliations
- Assisting with preparation and submission of VAT returns
Skills required:
- Part-qualified (AAT and/or studying towards ACCA/CIMA)
- Strong Excel skills
- Ideally have experience with Sage 50
- High attention to detail and comfortable working to month-end deadlines
- Good communication skills.
This role is ideal for someone who is seeking a new and progressive role where they can develop and play a pivotal part in the growth of the business.
To apply, please submit your CV or contact Caroline Meeson at Pure.
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